Search Tag: avian influenza

2024 12 Jun

  Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses of clade 2.3.4.4b have been evolving and spreading worldwide, causing outbreaks in poultry and wild bird populations. These outbreaks have significant implications for food safety and security. Since 2020, there has been a notable increase in spillover events from birds to terrestrial and marine...Read more

2024 23 May

Promising preclinical results suggest mRNA vaccine platform could limit the impact of avian flu pandemics.   An experimental mRNA vaccine against avian influenza virus H5N1 is highly effective in preventing severe illness and death in preclinical models. The vaccine could potentially help manage the outbreak of the H5N1 virus currently circulating...Read more