A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of Pittsburgh and NIH Vaccine Research Center researchers report today in ...

Antibody-based immune therapy could become a key weapon in the fight against bird flu after trials in monkeys successfully prevented severe illness and death from the infection. The preventative ...

Barrat-Boyes said the preventative antibody treatment performed 'beautifully' in warding off severe H5N1 avian flu infections in the monkeys. The findings were published in 'Science.' "We found ...

or skull of the infected monkey, the CDC says. The first signs of infection include flu-like symptoms, such as fever and chills, the CDC says. Then, it’s possible to develop small blisters near ...

A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of Pittsburgh and NIH Vaccine Research Center researchers report in Science.

Because seasonal flu viruses change and avoid immune responses built up ... circumvents the abovementioned challenge and provides broadly neutralizing protection. In a new study, monkeys pre-treated ...