Akin EH

ORCID: 0000-0001-8824-8809 · 2 papers in corpus

2026

Emergence of an antigenically drifted and reassorted influenza B virus at the end of the 2024-25 influenza season.

mBio ·doi:10.1128/mbio.01198-26

Influenza B virus (IBV) is a significant contributor to annual and severe cases of influenza, particularly in the young and elderly. Late in the 2024-25 Northern Hemisphere influenza season, a surge of IBV cases was identified in the Johns …

2025

Low levels of influenza H5N1 HA and NA antibodies in the human population are boosted by seasonal H1N1 infection but not by H3N2 infection or influenza vaccination.

mBio ·doi:10.1128/mbio.02145-25

An increase in the number of human cases of influenza A/H5N1 infection in the USA has raised concerns about the pandemic potential of the virus. Pre-existing population immunity is a key determinant for risk assessment and pandemic potentia…