Hemagglutinin (Ha) and Neuraminidase (Na)
Hemagglutinin (designated as HA) and neuraminidase (designated as NA) are glycoproteins. Hemagglutinin and neuraminidase protrude from the outer surface of th...
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Making a small change in the outer coating of the lethal 1918 flu virus was enough to stop it from spreading _ a discovery that may help scientists monitor today's bird flu and other influenza stra...
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BANGKOK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Leading infectious disease
experts called on Wednesday for the separate stockpiling of
additives, or adjuvants, to help boost the effectiveness of
vaccines to fight the...
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Advanced X-ray technology has helped scientists spot a new target that drug designers might use to attack the dreaded bird flu virus.
Though a new drug would still be years off, the n...
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Scientists have discovered possible bird flu in two wild swans on the shore of Lake Erie _ but it does not appear to be the much-feared Asian strain that has ravaged poultry and killed at...
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