Cambodia's Ministry of Health recently confirmed the country's twelfth human case of H5N1 avian influenza so far this year.

Child hospitalised abroad as bird flu cases climb - Cambodia’s Ministry of Health recently confirmed the country’s twelfth human case of H5N1 avian influenza so far this year ...

First U.S. detection of virulent H5N9 strain, at a California duck farm, draws scrutiny as evidence of genetic reassortment that could trigger human outbreaks.

However, were there to be genetic reassortment between H5N1 and a human seasonal flu, that could be a problem. Such a combination might provide the bird flu with the equipment it needs to pass ...

Some experts suspect that H5N9 may have emerged among the ducks in California due to genetic reassortment occurring between circulating H5N1 viruses and other flu viruses containing the N9 protein.

Scientists have identified a novel influenza A virus (H18N12) in fishing bats in the Colombian Caribbean, revealing genetic reassortment events that impact viral adaptability and host transmission.

Reassortment has happened with other influenza viruses. In 2009, H1N1 – which Shah described as “a close cousin” of H5N1 – was thought to have emerged because of genetic reassortment of ...

People who get infected with H5N1 bird flu, such as dairy farm workers, could be coinfected with seasonal flu, setting the stage for dangerous viral mixing known as reassortment.

This characteristic of the virus makes it prone to genetic reassortment, which occurs when two viruses infect a host at the same time.

Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.

Its genome suggested it had resulted from the genetic reassortment of a mix of flu viruses, including some thought to largely infect pigs and others that originated in birds.

Reassortment has happened with other influenza viruses. In 2009, H1N1 – which Shah described as “a close cousin” of H5N1 – was thought to have emerged because of genetic reassortment of ...