Over the last three years, an ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has threatened poultry flocks in ...
Their specificity for the host is partly achieved by specific host adhesion mechanisms. As adhesins are required for the first step of colonization, they also constitute key virulence factors and have ...
Phylogenies show how organisms are related to each other by placing them in an ordered map of them and their relatives. These can be done on a large scale, such as the tree of life, or on a smaller ...
The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced a presumptive positive case of H5 avian influenza in a commercial ...
Elbert County, with its sprawling woodlands and farmland in Georgia’s Piedmont, is a hub of rural life and agriculture. But the recent detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in two commercial ...
Insufficient cleaning could allow build-up of microbes on orthodontic retainers, researchers have found. Researchers looked at the types of microbes which live on retainers. This study found ...
A team of University of Alabama at Birmingham and Polish researchers propose an answer — the COVID-19 virus acts as a microRNA “sponge.” This action modulates host microRNA levels in ways that aid ...
A family flock in Connecticut has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, prompting state and federal health officials to step in to contain the spread. The ...
Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...