Unlike most influenza viruses, which bind to glycans - i.e. carbohydrate chains on the cell surface - for infection, the H18N11 virus has a different target.

This is the first time we’ve had access to an influenza genome from the 1918–1920 pandemic in Switzerland. It opens up new insights into the dynamics of how the virus adapt ...

Left: An electron microscope image shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue).

Pittsburgh bird flu study finds vaccine potential in antibody effective against mutating influenza 90.5 WESA | By Kiley Koscinski Published February 3, 2025 at 5:32 AM EST AP ...