The Bird Flu Virus Is Mutating Fast – And Scientists Say Our Vaccines May Not Be Enough
H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to ...
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Bird Flu Outbreak In US: The H5N1 Influenza Virus Is Mutating Fast, Existing Vaccines May Not Be Enough, Warns Expert
The United States is facing a growing threat from the H5N1 bird flu outbreak. Scientists are concerned that existing vaccines ...
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Bird Flu Vaccine Stocks: 8 Companies Developing H5N1 Vaccines
Life science companies developing bird flu vaccines are gaining attention as the avian influenza subtype H5N1 becomes an ...
H5N1 influenza viral lineages beginning to evade human immunological defenses, research finds
New computational modeling of avian influenza variants' immunoprotein interactions—developed by a research team at the ...
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Bird flu virus is rapidly evolving to evade immune defenses
The H5N1 avian influenza virus is mutating to evade immune defenses in mammals following prior infection or vaccination.
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Past flu exposure may protect against H5N1 bird flu
New research suggests that past exposure to seasonal flu viruses may help protect people from severe illness caused by the ...
Bird flu has decimated flocks — but not at San Diego zoos. Here’s how they keep condors, penguins and more safe.
Safari Park, San Diego Zoo and SeaWorld have not seen any of the animals in their collections infected in the three years ...
If bird flu jumps to humans, immunity from seasonal flu may offer some protection
Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...
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CDC confirms D1.3 genotype in recent H5N1 case in Ohio
In an update yesterday on scientific investigations related to H5N1 avian flu activity, the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Antibodies Against H5N1 More Likely in Adults with History of Flu Infections
Previous exposures to older flu strains prime the immune system to produce antibodies against bird flu (H5N1).
Bird flu mutation associated with increased disease severity found in two cats
Scientists say a concerning genetic mutation has appeared in H5N1 bird flu infected cats living in a New Jersey suburb of New ...
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Bird Flu Vaccine Stocks: 8 Companies Developing H5N1 Vaccines
Life science companies developing bird flu vaccines are gaining attention as the avian influenza subtype H5N1 becomes an increasing concern. The United States is in the midst of an H5N1 bird flu ...