The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...
Scientists found that a moderate dose of MEDI8852, an antibody therapy, effectively protected monkeys against severe H5N1 avian flu.
A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of Pittsburgh and NIH Vaccine Research Center researchers report today in ...
All nine macaques given the control developed severe disease when exposed to bird flu, as did all given the smallest dose of ...
"This type of prevention can be very useful in controlling infection outbreaks and containing the bird flu pandemic," said an immunologist.
“Although individual vaccines have been developed and approved for use in humans against SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses, ...
The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike ...
The antibody targets a stable part of the bird flu virus, ensuring that the immune protection can resist new variants and offer long-term protection against the globally spreading airborne infection.
Suresh Mittal, Distinguished Professor of Virology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, presented “Universal Influenza Vaccine — An Aspiration or Reality?” at the Westwood Lecture Series on Jan. 28.
If bird flu is lurking undetected on Minnesota’s dairy farms, the state is determined to find it. Starting in February, milk ...
The newly reported H5N9 strain was found Monday at a duck farm in Merced County, California, according to the World ...