Researchers develop nasal spray H5N1 avian influenza vaccine
The State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the InnoHK Center for ...
Everything you need to know about bird flu
A dangerous bird flu, in other words, was suddenly circulating in mammals—mammals with which people have ongoing, extensive ...
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Nora virus proliferates in dividing intestinal stem cells and sensitizes flies to intestinal infection and oxidative stress
This important study shows that the Nora virus, a natural Drosophila pathogen that also persistently infects many laboratory fly stocks, infects intestinal stem cells (ISCs), leading to a shorter life ...
Bird flu could be on the cusp of transmitting between humans—but there are ways to slow down viral evolution
We cannot predict the finer details of a particular outbreak or a particular storm, but we can often identify when these ...
How viruses blur the boundaries of life
When people talk about the coronavirus, they sometimes describe this invisible entity as if it has a personality and even a ...
AI is for the birds: How machine learning can help predict and manage avian flu outbreaks
The active and ongoing global spread of avian influenza virus has impacted more than 14 million birds in Canada and 160 ...
Bird flu is creeping toward human transmission − how do we stop it?
Bird flu is creeping toward human transmission − how do we stop it? - Recent animal outbreaks from a subtype called H5N1 have ...
Bird flu could be on the cusp of transmitting between humans − but there are ways to slow down viral evolution
When a disease-causing pathogen such as a flu virus is already adapted to infect a particular animal species, it may eventually evolve the ability to infect a new species, such as humans, through a ...
Cocrystal Pharma Reports 2024 Financial Results and Provides Updates on its Antiviral Drug-Development Programs
Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company discovering and developing novel antiviral therapeutics that target the replication process of influenza viruses, coronaviruses ...