H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to ...

New computational modeling of avian influenza variants' immunoprotein interactions—developed by a research team at the ...

New computational modeling of avian influenza variants’ immunoprotein interactions – developed by a research team at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte – reveals the H5N1 influenza virus is ...

is now used in vaccine strategies focused on protecting against influenza pandemics," Mantus asserted. "Antibody responses to group 1 stem have been extensively characterized, but little is known ...

HA is present on all subtypes of influenza, providing the key viral 'machinery' that enables the virus to enter cells. Most importantly, the long 'stem' region of HA, which connects the virus to ...

The H5N1 influenza virus poses a significant threat to public health due to its potential to shift from an epidemic to a pandemic. Since its emergence in the 1990s, H5N1 has demonstrated a concerning ...

But for now, influenza researchers speculate this may be one reason ... "They had a much clearer signal of an antibody response" than those born later, says Sarah Cobey, a professor of ecology and ...

Although the response was significantly lower among rituximab-treated patients, treatment with rituximab does not preclude administration of vaccination against influenza. Results of recent clinical ...