Human MxA protein suppresses mammalian H5N1 virus replication, but emerging mutations may enable partial evasion, raising concerns for human transmission.

Staying a step ahead of the avian influenza virus with surveillance, testing and research could mean the difference between a ...

Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) emerged in 1997 ... with enhanced virulence and human adaptation: E627K in the polymerase basic 2 gene and E186D and Q222H in the H5 hemagglutinin ...

That means that an RNA virus such as H5N1 is particularly good at evolving to infect new species. But influenza viruses have another tool that makes them still more dangerous: an ability to swap ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses are circulating among ... A reverse-transcriptase–polymerase-chain-reaction (RT-PCR) test specific for influenza A(H5) 2 was positive on the ...

The virus was identified through sequencing of serum sampes from patients in China with fever and recent tick bites.

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (the “Company”, “Arcturus”, Nasdaq: ARCT), a commercial messenger RNA medicines company focused on the development of ...

STP702 has been shown to be effective against H5N1 (avian flu ... dsRNA: Double-stranded RNA; pre-miRNA: Precursor miRNA; pri-miRNA: Primary miRNA; RISC: RNA-induced silencing complex; UTR ...