Influenza A virus (IAV) Matrix 2 protein (M2) is an ion channel, required for efficient viral entry and egress. M2 interacts with the small ubiquitin-like LC3 protein through a cytoplasmic C-terminal ...

And except for two viruses isolated from Cambodia, all were susceptible to M2 ion channel-blockers in cell culture–based tests. The findings were published late last week in Emerging Infectious ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus was identified in 2 symptomatic indoor domestic cats from homes of Michigan dairy workers.

Recommendations on the strain composition of influenza virus vaccines for the 2025-2026 US season have been issued by FDA.

Recent viral mutations have shown avian influenza’s adaptability to mammalian hosts, prompting infectious disease, animal ...

The detection of bird flu in a sheep is another sign that the H5N1 virus is adapting to hop to new hosts ...

The H5N1 virus was detected in a single animal in Yorkshire, the British government said on Monday. It added that the risk to humans remained very low.

Zydus Lifesciences on Wednesday (February 26, 2025) said it is introducing a vaccine for protection against new strain of influenza virus. “The company is introducing country’s first flu ...

Backyard Poultry Face Bird Flu Risk When Migrating Mallards Stop to Rest Feb. 24, 2025 — Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks -- natural carriers of avian influenza -- stop and ...

Catani and colleagues provide data on antigenic properties of neuraminidase proteins of pandemic H1N1 and show that antigenic diversity of the neuraminidase from 2009 to 2020 largely falls into two ...

This season's influenza vaccine may have been a poor match to a strain of the flu virus that caused many infections this winter, early data released by the Centers for Disease Control and ...