The Bird Flu Virus Is Mutating Fast – And Scientists Say Our Vaccines May Not Be Enough
H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to ...
Nature4y
Stabilized Group 2 Influenza Hemagglutinin Stem Region Trimers and Uses Thereof: Licensing Opportunity
These immunogens elicit cross-reactive antibodies to group 2 influenza viruses and could be used in combination with group 1 HA stem-ferritin immunogens as a universal influenza vaccine.
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H5N1 influenza viral lineages beginning to evade human immunological defenses, UNC Charlotte research finds
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 ...
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Immunity to Influenza as Related to Antibody Levels
IN studies of naturally acquired and experimentally induced influenza it has been found that disease occurs in persons with moderate or high serum levels of neutralizing antibody directed against ...