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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 ...

The influenza virus has a genome made up of eight distinct RNA segments, much like individual cards in a deck, Miller explained. This unique structure allows influenza to rapidly exchange genetic ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected ... Flu viruses have eight segments of their genome. When two different flu viruses infect a cell at the same time, they can swap ...