Flu viruses that can use a second cellular entry point may move more effectively between animals and humans, scientists say.

Viral Relatives. That's when the hard work began. "One of the interesting aspects of the study to us was that the H1N1 subtype was already circulating in humans," said Xu.

In a report in the Aug. 5 PLoS Pathogens, an international team of scientists shows that the recent pandemic-causing H1N1 flu virus used a new biochemical trick to spread efficiently in humans.

Favipiravir has a significant role in inhibiting the replication of 2009 H1N1, drug-resistant viruses and swine triple-assortment strains. ... Virus structure (outside) ...

The 2009 H1N1 virus, which ignited a worldwide "swine flu" panic earlier this year, used a novel strategy to cross from birds into people, UC Berkeley scientists have found. The finding could help ...

The total number of products under development for influenza A H3N2, H1N1, H5N1 and H7N9 subtype infections is 54, 107, 58 and 31, respectively. Key companies operating in this pipeline space ...

WASHINGTON — The new H1N1 influenza virus that continues to spread through the U.S. has ancestry in a swine flu outbreak that first struck a North Carolina hog farm more than 10 years ago ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- The influenza virus, scientists well know, is a crafty, shape-shifting organism, constantly changing form to evade host immune systems and jump from one species, like birds, to ...

In a report in the August 5 PLoS Pathogens, an international team of scientists shows that the recent pandemic-causing H1N1 flu virus used a new biochemical trick to spread efficiently in humans.

H1N1 Influenza Virus Used New Biochemical Trick to Cause PandemicWashington-based Structural Genomics Collaboration Plays Key Role in Discovery SEATTLE, WA, Aug. 5, 2010 - Today, scientists ...