The influenza A virus genome consists of eight segments of single-stranded, negative-sense viral RNA, which encode multiple ...

Flu cases are through the roof across the US right now. And, while cold and flu season always packs a punch, it feels like ...

As cases of seasonal influenza surge, health officials are closely monitoring a growing threat—the potential fusion of human ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...

Originally found mostly in wild birds and poultry, H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype D1.1, was discovered in dairy cattle last ...

The same genotype was detected in a severe human case that resulted in the United States’ first bird flu-related death.

Dec. 16, 2024 — To fight the virus that causes influenza, one of the avenues being explored by scientists is the development of drugs capable of destabilizing its genome, made up of RNA molecules.

Nevada just confirmed its first human case of avian flu from infected cattle. Nevada’s first case was found in Churchill ...

For the first time, a new genotype of avian influenza has been identified in U.S. dairy cows, prompting biosecurity efforts. D1.1 — as the new strain of H5N1 is called — has now left researchers ...

Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new strain of bird flu, marking the second strain detected in herds since ...

Yet another new strain of bird flu was confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week in milk samples ...