Viral evolution during early pandemic waves favors mutations that enhance replication and transmission over antigenic escape. Host genotype and sex strongly shape this early adaptation, yet their ...

Twice a year, a panel of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) gathers to recommend vaccine strains for the upcoming influenza seasons. To reduce the disease burden of influenza, the goal ...

A new study has shown that person-to-person variation in antibody immunity plays a key role in shaping which influenza (flu) strains dominate in a population. The work, published today as a Reviewed ...

Hopefully, you have already received your seasonal flu vaccine this year. These shots are highly effective at preventing illness, ultimately lowering the spread of the virus throughout the population.

A new study has shown that person-to-person variation in antibody immunity plays a key role in shaping which influenza (flu) strains dominate in a population. The work, published today as a Reviewed ...

In recent years, there has been growing concern over the H5N1 influenza virus. It was first identified in birds three decades ago and has now gradually found its way to humans. H5N1 is a strain of the ...

Sporadic human infections with avian influenza A viruses have caused a wide spectrum of illness. As these novel influenza A viruses pose pandemic potential, timely detection and characterization of ...

A new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that an investigational ...

Since 2021, the HPAI H5N1 strain of bird flu has spread through every continent except Australia. Overseas, it has devastated ...