Influenza hemagglutinin subunit vaccines are more effective and offer better cross protection against various influenza virus ...

The H5N1 virus caused the first human outbreak of avian influenza in Hong Kong in 1997. 1 Over the next 16 years, up to June 2013, more than 600 human cases with 60% mortality have been reported from ...

By helping to establish a diagnosis of influenza, a positive RIDT result can reduce the use of other diagnostic tests and their associated costs, increase antiviral use, decrease length of stay in ...

During 2010 to 2011, influenza vaccine coverage among children was sustained at 49%. [44] These suboptimal coverage levels were an increase from 21% for seasonal influenza vaccine during 2008 to 2009.

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 ...

Influenza A virus (IAV) infection triggers derepression of host transposable elements (TEs), which have the potential to form double-stranded (ds)RNAs and could enhance innate antiviral immunity.

The threat of an influenza pandemic has heightened the need for therapeutic strategies to combat this virus. This article provides a historical perspective on the discovery and development of two ...

The familiar annual seasonal and sporadic influenza pandemics are often caused by influenza A virus (IAV), leading to substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide. 1 Seasonal influenza is caused ...

Results: From 2014, when the initial human case ofH5N6 infection was documented in Sichuan Province, to 2024, there have been 16 human cases of H5N6 avian influenza in the region, resulting in 12 ...