Researchers isolate antibody that blocks bird flu
Despite efforts to contain it, bird flu remains a serious menace to public health.
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Dec 16, 2019
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News tagged with bird flu
What blocks bird flu in human cells?
Normally, bird flu viruses do not spread easily from person to person. But if this does happen, it could trigger a pandemic. Researchers from the MDC and RKI have now explained in the journal Nature Communications what makes ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 10, 2019
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Gene-edited chicken cells resist bird flu virus in the lab
Scientists have used gene-editing techniques to stop the bird flu virus from spreading in chicken cells grown in the lab.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 4, 2019
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New bird flu viruses in ducks after vaccines largely prevented H7N9 in chickens
In response to bird flu pandemics starting in 2013, officials in China introduced a new vaccine for chickens in September 2017. Recent findings suggest that the vaccine largely worked but detected two new genetic variations ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 27, 2018
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Asian flu strains can enter North America through Alaska, study finds
A new paper from an MIT-led team demonstrates that Alaska can offer a significant foothold for Asian flu viruses, enabling them to enter North America. The research also shows that the region serves as a fertile breeding ...
Ecology
Mar 20, 2017
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Migration routes hold key to bird flu spread, global study finds
Monitoring the migration routes of wild birds could help to provide early warning of potential bird flu outbreaks, experts say.
Ecology
Oct 13, 2016
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Evidence suggests migratory birds are not a reservoir for highly pathogenic flu viruses
The H5 avian influenza A virus that devastated North American poultry farms in 2014-15 was initially spread by migratory waterfowl, but evidence suggests such highly pathogenic flu viruses do not persist in wild birds. St. ...
Ecology
Jul 25, 2016
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New research reveals genetic reason that some chickens are resistant to bird flu
The genes of some chickens make them almost completely resistant to a serious strain of bird flu, new research has revealed.
Biotechnology
Jul 15, 2016
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Flu virus hijacking tactics revealed by scientists, paving way for new treatments
Scientists at Imperial College London have discovered how flu viruses 'hijack' cell machinery when they infect the body. The findings, published in the journal Nature, may pave the way for more effective antiviral treatments ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 6, 2016
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Researchers find putting birds of different life-spans together can promote emergence of dangerous influenza strains
(Phys.org) —A trio of researchers in the U.K. has found that housing birds of different life-spans together can contribute to the emergence of dangerous flu strains. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National ...
