The influenza A virus genome consists of eight segments of single-stranded, negative-sense viral RNA, which encode multiple ...

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape—to become either spheres or larger filaments—to favor their ...

The winter flu season features two types of influenza. Here's what you need to know about them and how they differ.

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape -- to become either spheres or larger filaments -- to favor their ability to infect cells depending on environmental conditions ...

2024 — A single modification in the protein found on the surface of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 influenza virus currently circulating ... Dec. 5, 2024 — Avian influenza ...

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 ...

In a breakthrough for influenza research, scientists have discovered immune cells that can recognize influenza (flu) viruses ...

(NEXSTAR) – The flu is spreading far and wide across the U.S. – and influenza A is largely to blame. Of all the flu tests reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since the ...

Influenza levels in the United States are the highest they've been in 15 years as winter weather persists and the second wave of the virus causes more and more infections, according to the Centers ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to help the virus copy itself in mammals — including humans — more ...

The authors are grateful to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CCMB), India, for encouragement and support for this work. NIH Awards (R37DA025576; R01MH085259) also support SK ...