Scientists have identified a novel influenza A virus (H18N12) in fishing bats in the Colombian Caribbean, revealing genetic ...

This latter process is known as genetic reassortment, and it usually happens when an organism is infected with at least two different viruses at the same time. Some experts suspect that H5N9 may ...

This latter process is known as genetic reassortment, and it usually happens when an organism is infected with at least two different viruses at the same time. Some experts suspect that H5N9 may ...

Here are five more things to know: The new strain is linked to the ongoing spread of H5N1, the more well-known avian influenza strain, through a genetic reassortment. The virus was identified ...

Pigs are the most important reservoir for influenza A viruses, acting as an intermediary host for both interspecies transmission and genetic reassortment. This is due to the high susceptibility of ...