However, our improved knowledge about influenza virus structure and its biological ... Until recently, all influenza vaccines were prepared by culturing the virus in embryonated hen eggs.

The research team, studying the efficacy of a preventive antibody-based therapy, found it successfully protects monkeys from ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have taken a step toward developing a bird flu vaccine. And their findings could ...

A study of Medicare beneficiaries vaccinated against the flu last season—a severe one dominated by the H3N2 strain that hit seniors especially hard—found that the cell-based vaccine performed better ...

The crystal structure of the hemagglutinin of both the viruses is similar, especially within the Sa antigenic site. Compared with seasonal influenza outbreaks, the overall impact of the 2009 H1N1 ...

Participants were Ontarians 6 months and older living in the community who received a flu vaccine before being tested for influenza using polymerase chain reaction tests. Of 53,065 people who were ...

A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of ...

All nine macaques given the control developed severe disease when exposed to bird flu, as did all given the smallest dose of ...