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

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 ...

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

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 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.

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

Three ducks at the Queens Zoo and up to 12 birds at the Bronx Zoo have died after exposure to the highly contagious bird flu.

CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing exploits the CRISPR-Cas system ... cleavage activity and apply a one pot system to detect clinical influenza A virus and SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater.

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A new strain of bird flu, the D1.1 variant, has been detected in a dairy worker in Nevada, marking the first human case of ...