New research has taken a step towards understanding how highly pathogenic influenza viruses such as deadly bird flu infect humans.
Nov 19, 2018
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A Phase 1 clinical trial examining whether a topical cream can enhance the immune response conferred by a "pre-pandemic" influenza vaccine is underway at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Investigators are evaluating ...
Sep 5, 2018
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(HealthDay)—U.S. scientists are reporting a case of a veterinarian who apparently caught "bird flu" from an infected cat at a New York City animal shelter.
Nov 15, 2017
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Researchers in Germany have developed a transgenic mouse that could help scientists identify new influenza virus strains with the potential to cause a global pandemic. The mouse is described in a study, "In vivo evasion of ...
Apr 10, 2017
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In February 2017, a new A(H7N9) virus—indicating high pathogenicity in poultry—was detected in three patients connected to Guangdong, China, as well as in environmental and poultry samples. This is an important development ...
Mar 13, 2017
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Few influenza viruses are as widespread and adaptable as avian influenza viruses, and scientists are not entirely sure why.
Jan 18, 2017
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Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS have identified two new strains of the HTLV-4 virus in two hunters who were bitten by gorillas in Gabon. These findings, published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, ...
Jul 13, 2016
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Diverse antibodies induced in humans by vaccination with an avian influenza virus vaccine may offer broader, more durable protection against multiple strains of influenza than today's vaccines typically provide, according ...
Jun 8, 2016
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The avian influenza A (H7N9) virus has been a major concern since the first outbreak in China in 2013. Due to its high rate of lethality and pandemic potential, H7N9 vaccine development has become a priority for public health ...
Sep 25, 2015
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In a phase 2 trial that included nearly 1,000 adults, the AS03 and MF59 adjuvants (a component that improves immune response of inactivated influenza vaccines) increased the immune responses to two doses of an inactivated ...
Jul 21, 2015
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