A Worrying Trend of H5N1 in Mammals This outbreak marks the ... as well as during an outbreak on a mink farm in Spain last year. A recent Science article reports that the U.S. Department of ...

A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of Pittsburgh and NIH Vaccine Research Center researchers report today in ...

The antibody targets a stable part of the bird flu virus, ensuring that the immune protection can resist new variants and offer long-term protection against the globally spreading airborne infection.

First, the researchers examined MxA’s antiviral activity against blue fox H5N1 and white mink H5N1 viruses isolated from Finnish fur farms, cat H5N1 virus from Poland, and bovine H5N1 from the US.

H5N1 viruses belonging to this group have managed ... If a susceptible species (pigs, cows, mink, etc.) were infected with both human seasonal and avian influenza viruses, reassortment between ...

Scientists found that a moderate dose of MEDI8852, an antibody therapy, effectively protected monkeys against severe H5N1 avian flu.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are monitoring the bird flu situation in the United States. Here's what to ...

The first human bird flu death was reported out of Louisiana on Monday, Jan. 6. The same case was the first serious case of ...

The H5N1 virus has a ways to go before it can successfully jump to humans but that it doesn’t reduce the threat it poses.

A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy has been shown to protect monkeys against severe bird flu caused by H1N1.