Discoveries
Targeting NA to protect against lethal avian flu infection
Jan. 22, 2020—By Sohini Roy Asian lineage avian influenza virus (H7N9) is a subtype of influenza virus that can infect humans following exposure to live, infected poultry. There have been several outbreaks since the first reported case in China in 2013, and the mortality rate is as high as 39 percent. Although person-to-person transmission of the virus...