Microviridae is a family of phages with circular ssDNA genomes and they are widely found in various environments and organisms. In this study, virome techniques were employed to explore potential ...

These results indicate that no major change in receptor-binding specificity of the HA was required for the emergent pandemic virus to acquire human-like characteristics and become established in ...

Avian influenza is a disease with every possibility to evolve as a human-to-human pandemic arising out of frequent mutations and genetic reassortment or recombination of avian influenza (AI) virus.

There are different opinions around the World regarding the zoonotic capability of H3N8 equine influenza viruses. In this report, we have tried to summarize the findings of different research and ...

The emergence and worldwide spread of the highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza virus (AIV) pose a significant public health concern. H5N8 bird flu’s spread and confirmed human cases prompt calls for ...

HT Image The department has reported declining mortality rate among birds and the absence of recurrence of virus (H1N1 or H1N8). “The trend which we have observed in the last eight days gives us ...

The Deputy Director (Poultry and Research) of the Animal Husbandry Department, Jammu, D D Dogra said while samples from a peacock and a domestic fowl have returned positive for H1N8 from Juganu block ...

The Deputy Director (Poultry and Research) of the Animal Husbandry Department, Jammu, D D Dogra, said while samples from a peacock and a domestic fowl have returned positive for H1N8 from Juganu ...

40,000 birds to be culled in Kerala Reports say that Kerala plans to cull around 40,000 birds as a strain of the influenza virus H1N8 was detected in the state. The Hindu reported that the Kottayam ...