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Study shows why today’s H5N1 flu cases are less serious than past epidemics

Study shows why today’s H5N1 flu cases are less serious than past epidemics

In a recent study published in the journal researchers compared viral replication and immune response in human lung organoids (hLO) infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza A (HPAI) viruses of the H5N1 subtype. In North America, HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b viruses have been circulating in birds since 2021 and have also been detected in mammalian […]