Moreira, é.A., Constant, S., Constant, C. et al. A bovine H5N1 virus efficiently replicates in differentiated human nasal epithelial cells. npj Viruses (2026). Abstract
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) viruses of clade 2.3.4.4b have caused significant losses in bird populations worldwide and repeatedly infected mammals, including humans, without sustained human ... Pei, X., Chen, W., Xiao, H., Ren, B., Guo, C., Gao. HA thermostability mutations S84F, G167N, and D168N potentiate H9N2 virus transmission in a warming environment. Emerging Microbes & Infections. Abstract
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Avian influenza A (H9N2) viruses are widespread in poultry and occasionally infect mammals, contributing genes to other emerging strains. The factors that allow these viruses to withstand higher temperatures ... M. Wille, R. Atkinson, I. G. Barr, et al. Surveillance of Migratory Shorebirds and Seabirds in 2024 in Australia Reveals Incursions of a Diversity of Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Viruses, but Not High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza H5N1. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 20, no.6. Abstract
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BackgroundThe current panzootic of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has been catastrophic for wildlife, and following substantial geographic spread, clade 2.3.4.4b is found in every region ... Ballmann Monika Z, Bordes Luca, Bouwman Kim M, Eng. Detection of antibodies against avian influenza in European dairy cattle, the Netherlands, January 2026. Euro Surveill. 2026;31(25):pii=2600464. Abstract
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In December 2025, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b genotype DI.2.1 virus was detected in a cat living on a dairy cattle farm. Milk and serum samples from the dairy cattle were ... Gorta, S. B. Z., Neira, V., Wille, M., Gajardo, D.. Ecological implications and lessons from high pathogenicity avian influenza H5N1 2.3.4.4b in Antarctica. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 7, e70267. Abstract
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High pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b poses a major global conservation threat, with Antarctic and subantarctic ecosystems at particular risk given the substantial ecosystem services ... | |
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