The Global Virus Network, a group that represents virologists from more than 40 countries, has called on governments around ...

The spread of H5N1 avian influenza virus in the United States has sparked fears of a potential pandemic. The H5N1 virus is ...

two-digit year for viruses isolated during the 1900s); The subtype [16 possible hemagglutinin and 9 possible neuraminidase subtypes]. Thus, a type A virus isolated in 1995 in Memphis Tennessee ...

Global Virus Network warns of potential H5N1 pandemic, citing outbreaks in US dairy cows and humans. The virus, primarily ...

While current influenza vaccines primarily target the variable hemagglutinin protein, the slower-evolving neuraminidase presents a promising target for the development of new vaccines providing ...

Blunting of vaccine responses has been observed in IgG-antibody concentrations to different pertussis vaccine antigens, specifically, pertussis toxin, filamentous hemagglutinin, and pertactin ...

The “H” and “N” denote two surface proteins—haemagglutinin and neuraminidase. While several subtypes exist (such as H1N1 and H3N2), H5N1 is considered among the most dangerous due to its capacity to ...

The Texas Department of State Health Services continues to report increases in the number of cases in a monthslong measles outbreak in West Texas. On Friday, May 2, DSHS said the number of measles ...

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) provides the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) with ongoing and timely medical, scientific, and public health advice relating to immunization ...