Mutations in severe human H5N1 cases facilitate evasion from human mucus and antivirals
Ksenia Sukhova, Jiayun Yang, Antonio Di Maio, Yu Jin, Maria Regina Fernandes de Oliveira, Hannah Hens, Jean-Rémy Sadeyen, Sareeta Bagri, Sam Jones, Jack A. Hassard, Joëlle Mettier, Jie Zhou, Apoorva D. Srivastava, Naina Mathur, Benjamin Schumann, , Hannah Klim
This study examines mutations in H5N1 influenza virus HA that affect receptor binding and antiviral susceptibility, finding reduced sialic acid binding correlates with mucus evasion and antiviral resistance.
bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology