H5N1 Genetic Consensus Advances Protection

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Scientists from Australia 's La Trobe University have found that 64% of the H5N1 virus's genetic makeup is highly conserved.

This means that many of us will have some innate ability to fight off the virus.

A specific human T cell the CD8+ lymphocyte can recognize parts of the virus and mount a defence without an individual having ever been exposed to the flu bug before.

This bodes well for developing a vaccine that won't lose efficacy from season to season .

"If we can use this knowledge to develop vaccines using the parts of the virus that T cells recognize, we might be able to protect ourselves from future flu mutations.” The research was published in the journal Clinical & Translational Immunology . Source: La Trobe University .

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