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Between 2021 and 2023, 99.46% of H9N2 isolates carried the HA-L226 mutation linked to human receptor binding; 96.17% contained the NP-N52 mutation associated with resistance to the human MxA ...

The U.S’s biggest dairy-producing state is being squeezed by the recent outbreak of bird flu, which also affects cattle—and ...

Purdue University researchers now have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian ...