Bird flu may spread through air and wastewater on dairy farms
The bird flu virus that has been spreading among dairy cows may travel through the air and wastewater at farms, not just from milking equipment, a new study finds.
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Environmental factors found to be key predictors of avian flu outbreaks in Europe
Several local factors—including the minimum temperature reached in autumn, the water level in lakes and ponds in winter, and the presence of mute swans (Cygnus olor)—could be key to predicting the potential of an outbreak ...
Jul 17, 2025
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Swiss genome of the 1918 influenza virus reconstructed
Researchers from the universities of Basel and Zurich have used a historical specimen from UZH's Medical Collection to decode the genome of the virus responsible for the 1918–1920 influenza pandemic in Switzerland. The genetic ...
Jul 14, 2025
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Bird flu emergency response ends in US as infections decline
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ended its emergency response for bird flu as the outbreak that sickened dozens of people, spread to cattle and drove up egg prices has abated.
Jul 8, 2025
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University steps up search for disease-spreading threats
The University of Minnesota is stepping up efforts to identify biological threats that could trigger an epidemic, launching an institute to track disease-spreading infectious pathogens at the genetic level and monitor wastewater ...
Jul 2, 2025
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Cambodia reports fifth bird flu death this year
Cambodia registered its fifth bird flu death this year after a 52-year-old man died from the virus, the health ministry said on Saturday.
Jun 22, 2025
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Influenza A viral infection linked to gene expression changes in microbiome and brain
In a study of newborn piglets, infection with influenza A was associated with disruptions in the piglets' nasal and gut microbiomes, and with potentially detrimental changes in gene activity in the hippocampus, a brain structure ...
Jun 18, 2025
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Vaccine that protects against swine, human and bird flu could eliminate need for yearly shots
Annual flu shots could become a thing of the past under a new vaccine strategy developed and tested by University of Nebraska–Lincoln virologist Eric Weaver and his laboratory team.
May 12, 2025
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Needle-free, live-attenuated influenza vaccines with broad protection against human and avian virus subtypes
A research team led by the School of Public Health in the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), in collaboration with the Center for Immunology & Infection (C2i), has achieved a significant breakthrough ...
May 9, 2025
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Engineered antibody nasal spray protects mice from deadly influenza A infection
Scientists have engineered a monoclonal antibody that can protect mice from a lethal dose of influenza A, a new study shows. The new molecule combines the specificity of a mature flu fighter with the broad binding capacity ...
May 8, 2025
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