Experimental Bird Flu Vaccine Excels in Animal Models Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes ...

Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as ...

The first giant virus to be identified, called Mimivirus (short for microbe mimicking virus ), was discovered in 2003 inside ...

As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked ...

But what is the virus and why has it created such urgency among governments worldwide? See our factfile below to find out: Also known as avian influenza, bird flu is an infectious disease of birds ...

A variant of the bird flu virus, collected in 2016 and no longer in circulation, was just one mutation away from being able to bind to human receptors. This finding underscores that certain bird ...

Although it can sometimes be difficult (or even impossible) to tell them apart based on symptoms alone, cold and flu have different causes and respond to different treatments. Both the common cold and ...

Bird flu viruses and human flu viruses are trying to get into cells by rattling the handles of different doors, which limits their ability to meet in the same cell. And this is where pigs come in, ...

In various experiments, a protein found in the gum substantially neutered two flu strains and the herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2). The gum could prove to be a potent and easy-to ...