The 2025 study by Bui and colleagues reports on active, periodic surveillance of influenza A viruses (AIVs) at live bird markets (LBMs) in northern Vietnam — a region and context recognized as high-risk for zoonotic...
Influenza and other viruses pack their genetic material into a protein shell, which must be disassembled for the viruses to efficiently replicate. But how viruses “uncoat” their genes remains largely unknown...