Pandemic 2009 H1N1 vaccination produces antibodies against multiple flu strains

( Emory University ) The pandemic 2009 H1N1 vaccine can generate antibodies in vaccinated individuals not only against the H1N1 virus, but also against other influenza virus strains including H5N1 and H3N2. This discovery adds an important new dimension to the finding last year that people infected with pandemic 2009 H1N1 virus produced high levels of antibodies that were broadly cross-reactive ...

Influenza 'histone mimic' suppresses antiviral response

For a virus like influenza, the key to success isn't in overpowering the immune system, it's in tricking it. Scientists have now identified a novel mechanism by which influenza viruses hijack key regulators of the human body's normal antiviral response in order to slip by it undetected. The results they describe have major implications for our understanding of the biology of the seasonal ...

Researchers barcode different strains of influenza virus and HRSV

Dr Julian Hiscox and Dr John Barr of the University's Faculty of Biological Sciences are working with the Health Protection Agency Porton (HPA) to build a bank of molecular signatures that will help identify the severity of virus infection from characteristic changes seen in cells. Currently the team is barcoding different strains of influenza virus and human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV ...

Bel Marra Health Supports Recent Research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on a Universal Influenza ...

Bel Marra Health Supports Recent Research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on a Universal Influenza Vaccine Bel Marra Health, well known for offering high-quality, specially formulated vitamins and nutritional supplements, supports recent research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on a universal influenza vaccine. Bel Marra Health, well known for offering high ...

Flu 'Holy Grail' comes closer to reality

London, May 22 (ANI): The pandemic 2009 H1N1 vaccine can generate antibodies in vaccinated individuals not only against the H1N1 virus, but also against other influenza virus strains including H5N1 and H3N2, researchers say.