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Recent reporting, analysis and explainers from the Virology desk.
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A bioRxiv preprint comparing human H1N1 strains collected from 1977 to 2024 reports a recurring preference for α2,6-sialylated glycans. The study also found changes in binding avidity and a binding-null egg-adapted mutant.
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A bioRxiv preprint describes a transformer model trained on 8.8 million measured SARS-CoV-2 RBD–ACE2 interactions. It predicts receptor-binding compatibility across animal species and pairs predictions with uncertainty estimates to help prioritise surveillance.
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A bioRxiv preprint uses dengue virus genome data and phylodynamic analysis to reconstruct global lineage spread. It finds an asymmetric pattern, with Asia continuing to seed transmission elsewhere and spread to the Americas increasing.
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A bioRxiv preprint reports H5N1 and H5N5 infections in six red foxes in Norway between 2022 and 2024. The investigation found systemic infection and detected a mammalian-adaptation marker in two H5N1 viruses.
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A Nature study tested nearly all single amino-acid mutations in RSV’s fusion protein and measured their effects on two antibodies used to prevent severe disease in infants. Resistance-associated sequence patterns were rare in current surveillance data, while the results provide a framework for tracking viral escape.