Nicholas Fabiano, MD @ntfabiano.bsky.social · 07/12/2024These findings are from a study in Science which performed a genetic and structural analysis of the H5N1 mutations necessary to fully switch host receptor recognition. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 2/9 140
Nicholas Fabiano, MD @ntfabiano.bsky.social · 07/12/2024In 2021, a highly pathogenic influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b virus was detected in North America that is capable of infecting a diversity of avian species, marine mammals, and humans. 3/9 140
Nicholas Fabiano, MD @ntfabiano.bsky.social · 07/12/2024In 2024, clade 2.3.4.4b virus spread widely in dairy cattle in the US, causing a few mild human cases, but retaining specificity for avian receptors. 4/9 140
