Tag Archive for 'H7N9'

Scientists Discover First ‘Virological Penicillin’

Oct 15, 2014 by Natali Anderson

Chinese researchers have discovered what they say is the first ‘virological penicillin’ – MIR2911, a molecule found naturally in a Chinese...

This image shows H7N9 virions. Image credit: Cynthia S. Goldsmith / Thomas Rowe.

Food Additive TBHQ May Protect from Avian Influenza Virus H7N9

Oct 25, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

Tert-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ) – a common food additive – may protect people from the avian influenza A strain H7N9, according to a new study published...

H7N9 Bird Flu Strain Adapts to Humans, Study Shows

Apr 15, 2013 by News Staff

A new genetic study of the novel avian influenza A (H7N9) virus published online in the journal Eurosurveillance portrays a virus evolving to adapt to...