Flu

The Most Conservative Protein of Flu Virus: Death Sentence or Life Saver?

If there were “popularity awards” for viral proteins, the two most likely candidates would be two proteins exposed on the surface of influenza (flu) virus,...

Phylogeography Tracks Bird Flu’s Long March

“Appear at points which the enemy must hasten to defend; march swiftly to places where you are not expected.” -Sun Tzu, The Art of War (6th century BC)...

Identification of Step in Flu Virus Replication Supports Development of New Vaccines

As public health officials around the world keep a nervous eye on the spread of avian influenza H5N1, scientists are focusing on vaccine development. Due...

New Research Predicts Pathways Of Past And Future Spread Of H5N1 Avian Influenza

The spread of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza into Asia, Europe and Africa has resulted in enormous impacts on the poultry industry and presents...

Tracking Avian Flu With Satellite Observation

Using an orbiting satellite 705 kilometers above Earth to track a microscopic virus might seem similar to using a backhoe with a six-foot bucket to find...

Influenza A Viruses Found Preserved in Siberian Lake Ice

Influenza A viruses have been known to appear, disappear, and reappear in cycles lasting decades. The influenza virus that caused an epidemic in Europe...

The Need for Better Quality Data to Understand Avian Influenza in Wild Birds

Since H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza was first isolated from poultry in China in 1996, this disease has been shown to be spread by infected poultry,...

Primary Health Care Comes Second in Pandemic Planning

No one knows when the next influenza pandemic will happen. But the odds of it happening in the near future are shortening. H5N1 influenza, an avian influenza...

New Compound Counters Avian Flu

UW-Madison researchers have found a flu-fighting peptide, a small protein molecule which is a fragment of a larger human protein. The peptide is reported...