Since its discovery in 1996, the GS/GD line is highly pathogenic bird flu viruses with H5 haemaglutinin, including H5N1 and other H5NX subtypes, according to each continent and even Antarkctica. In a recent review published in the journal Scientists from the Viroscience department, Erasmus MC, the Netherlands, reviewed the current knowledge of evolution, global spread […]
Over the years, 38-year-old Laura Wharam led an active, healthy life, believing that she was in remission after a hard fight with breast cancer. But when she recently developed strange flu symptoms and noticed that her skin was changing yellow, she could not imagine that it would lead to a destructive diagnosis. Her cancer returned […]
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 […]