We have developed a new universal influenza B vaccination strategy based on inactivated influenza B viruses displaying mosaic hemagglutinins (mHAs). Recombinant mHA viruses were constructed by ...

Two surface proteins, HA and NA, determine the antigenic properties of influenza virus strains. In 1958, a new strain of influenza A with different HA and NA was identified and antigenic shift was ...

until the Hong Kong influenza pandemic caused by a new virus started in 1968 in China. As in 1958, the new virus was different from the previous one, but this time only the HA was modified while ...

As Montana gears up to enter colder weather and another respiratory illness season, the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) is encouraging Montanans to take precautions to help ...

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is reminding Colorado residents to get your vaccinations for ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has suspended visits to all adult and juvenile correctional ...

A Golden Gate-based dual-expression vector enables rapid screening, which facilitates efficient isolation of high-affinity cross-reactive antibodies for therapeutic or diagnostic use and provides a ...

A teenager in British Columbia, Canada, is critically ill with H5N1 bird flu, marking the country's first human case of this ...

H5N1 Virus Isolated from Infected Dairy Worker Is 100% Lethal in Ferrets, but Does Not Appear to Be Circulating in Nature Anymore Oct. 28, 2024 — A strain of H5N1 avian influenza virus found in ...

Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the number of influenza viruses circulating globally fell to historically low numbers. Although influenza A and B/Victoria lineage viruses ...

Influenza rates are low and stable, but "showing early signs of increase," according to the dashboard. Virus spread is measured by looking at the percentage of tests for each virus that come back ...