NIV shares H5N1 genome data in a public database
The Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) has shared the H5N1 genome sequence data with the Global Initiative on Sharing
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Avian influenza
Does 2022 H5N1 bind, replicate better in the respiratory tract?
Based on lab studies, researchers found the currently circulating H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4.b virus attaching better in the human respiratory tract
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Bovine H5N1 displays pronounced neurotropism in many mammals
Pronounced neurotropism of the 2024 H5N1 virus belonging to the 2.3.4.4b clade is highlighted by high viral loads in the
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Study shows fatal spread of H5N1 virus from ferrets to suckling kits
The study demonstrates that H5N1 2.3.4.4b clade infection in lactating ferrets leads to mastitis-related disease and transmission to suckling pups,
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Why Cambodia’s novel H5N1 reassortant virus needs close monitoring
All available data suggest human infections caused by the reassortant virus are attributed to direct poultry-to-human transmission, with no evidence
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H5N1 remains infectious on milking equipment for over one hour
Even as the Atlanta-based CDC has cautioned people to avoid drinking raw milk, especially in the States where H5N1 has
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Can humans get H5N1 infection by consuming raw milk?
The Atlanta-based CDC has advised people to desist from consuming uncooked dairy food products such as raw, unpasteurised milk, or
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Will cattle be the next evolutionary lab for flu host-switching?
The co-expression of both human and avian receptors in the mammary glands of cows indicate susceptibility to viruses of both
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Genetic changes power H5N1 virus spread, severity in animals
There is a grave risk of sustained transmission in humans once the virus collects a few mutations while spreading among mammals
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Stamp out the avian influenza virus quickly
While avian influenza virus crossing the species barrier and directly infecting humans happens only occasionally, human-to-human spread has been rare and not sustained. But mutations in the virus or genetic reassortment could likely result in sustained transmission between humans thus increasing the risk of a pandemic influenza.
Read MoreEditorial: H5N1 – No room for complacency
Though India is one of the six countries where the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) is considered endemic in
Read MoreA novel bird flu virus kills woman
Less than a year after the emergence of a novel bird flu virus A H7N9 in China, yet another new
Read MoreEditorial: New bird flu strains
If the bird flu strain H7N9 emerged in China in March this year, causing infections in about 134 people and
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