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The Flu’s Hidden Weakness: New Antibodies Target “Dark Side” of Virus Protein
08 Mar 2024 02:44 GMT
… the journal Immunity.
Influenza, or flu, sickens millions of … influenza viruses could prevent outbreaks of new and reemerging flu … subtype H2N2, the subtype that caused pandemic influenza in … broadly protective vaccines against influenza.
Reference: “Protective …
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Co-Diagnostics, Inc. JV CoSara Receives Clearance from Indian Regulators for Influenza Multiplex PCR Test
07 Mar 2024 21:19 GMT
… detection and differentiation of Influenza A and Influenza B.
CoSara's … simultaneously detect influenza A (H1N1, H3N2, H7N9, H1N2, H5N1, H2N2, H9N2, H10N8 … duplex test, and a Flu A/Flu B/COVID-19 …
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Scientists reveal rare antibodies that target 'dark side' of flu virus" data-before-rewrite-localise="/health/viruses-infections-disease/scientists-reveal-rare-antibodies-that-target-dark-side-of-flu-virus
05 Mar 2024 19:23 GMT
… " of the flu virus.
Influenza viruses have a mushroom … structure on the surface of flu viruses: hemagglutinin (HA). … Several antiviral drugs for the flu, including Tamiflu (generic name … a different type of influenza A, called H2N2.
In experiments with …
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Novel Antibodies Zero in on Hidden Region of Influenza Virus Protein
05 Mar 2024 02:00 GMT
… , swine-origin variant H3N2, and H2N2 viruses, and confer both pre … from influenza type A subtype H3N2, a major subtype of seasonal flu … propagation of viruses from subtype H2N2. The antibodies also protected mice …
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NIH researchers identify new antibodies targeting 'dark side' of influenza virus protein
04 Mar 2024 07:05 GMT
… published in Immunity.
Influenza, or flu, sickens millions of … influenza viruses could prevent outbreaks of new and reemerging flu … subtype H2N2, the subtype that caused pandemic influenza in … broadly protective vaccines against influenza.
NIAID conducts and …
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NIH Reports New Antibodies Target “Dark Side” of Influenza Virus Protein
02 Mar 2024 21:25 GMT
… on Friday in Immunity.
Influenza, or flu, sickens millions of … influenza viruses could prevent outbreaks of new and reemerging flu … subtype H2N2, the subtype that caused pandemic influenza in … on the underside of influenza virus neuraminidase. Immunity. DOI: …
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U.S. researchers identify new antibodies targeting "dark side" of influenza virus protein
02 Mar 2024 00:32 GMT
… ) protein head, said NIH.
Influenza NA is a surface protein … influenza type A subtype H3N2, a major subtype of seasonal flu … from subtype H2N2, the subtype that caused pandemic influenza in 1957 … antibody may treat and prevent influenza in this model, according …
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New antibodies target “dark side” of influenza virus protein
01 Mar 2024 21:03 GMT
… today in Immunity.
Influenza, or flu, sickens millions of … influenza viruses could prevent outbreaks of new and reemerging flu … One way to improve influenza vaccines and other countermeasures … subtype H2N2, the subtype that caused pandemic influenza in …
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Newly identified antibodies target a hard-to-spot region of the influenza virus
01 Mar 2024 19:41 GMT
… today in Immunity.
Influenza, or flu, sickens millions of … influenza viruses could prevent outbreaks of new and reemerging flu … subtype H2N2, the subtype that caused pandemic influenza in … broadly protective vaccines against influenza.
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Looking at swine flu through a historical lens
28 Nov 2023 16:06 GMT
… the 2009 swine flu pandemic.
Swine flu is an influenza A virus, enzootic … strain now circulates as seasonal flu.
Previous influenza pandemics
The mortality of … came the 1957 Asian flu, an H2N2 strain originating in southern China …