5/12 The virus is adapting to mammals with alarming mutations:
• PB2 M631L - enhances cattle-to-cattle spread
• E627K and D701N - improve mammalian replication
• Multiple HA mutations increase virulence

Each mutation brings H5N1 closer to pandemic potential.
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🚨H5N1 in backyard pigs🚨

A recent case of H5N1 in pigs and poultry on an Oregon farm highlights significant concerns about disease transmission, emphasizing the unique role pigs play in potential viral mutations.

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2/7 Concerning mutations were identified in both human cases—one in Nevada that helps the virus replicate more efficiently in mammals, and another in Wyoming previously seen in a Texas case last year. Neither affected treatment or vaccine effectiveness.
#ViralMutations #PublicHealth

Researchers analyzed over a thousand 3D structures of #antibodies bound to the #SARSCoV2 #SpikeProtein, creating a structural atlas that reveals how the #ImmuneSystem targets the #virus and how SARS-CoV-2 evolves to evade it.
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