WHO launches new global influenza strategy    
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WHO released a Global Influenza Strategy for 2019-2030 aimed at protecting people in all countries from the threat of influenza. The goal of the strategy is to prevent seasonal influenza, control the spread ...

England: UKHSA confirms rare case of bird flu (H5N1) in the West Midlands region    
submitted by kickingbird at 1 days ago from UK Health Security Agency
UKHSA has confirmed a case of influenza A(H5N1) in a person in the West Midlands region. Bird-to-human transmission of avian influenza is rare and has previously occurred a small number of times in the ...

GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu continues to take its toll in the United States    
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Clade 2.3.4.4b of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus causing outbreaks in wild and domestic birds around the world, continues to spread in dairy cows, poultry and other animals across the ...

GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu continues to take its toll in the United States    
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Clade 2.3.4.4b of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus causing outbreaks in wild and domestic birds around the world, continues to spread in dairy cows, poultry and other animals across the ...

Canada: Highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 in British Columbia, January 11, 2025    
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 in the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, in two premises, both in commercial poultry.The CFIA ...

WHO. Influenza at the human-animal interface summary and assessment, 20 January 2025. WHO.  Abstract  
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From 13 December 2024 to 20 January 2025, the detection of influenza A(H5) virus in five humans, influenza A(H9N2) virus in two humans, and influenza A(H10N3) virus in one human were reported officially. ...

Jie Hu, Yuting Xu, Min Ma, Chenyao Zhao, Yue Yuan,. Novel Reassortant Avian Influenza A(H9N2) Viruses in Wild Birds in Shanghai, China, 2020–2023. Poultry Science.  Abstract  
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The H9N2 subtype of avian influenza virus poses significant challenges to global poultry and human health. During the active surveillance of avian influenza virus in wild birds in Shanghai from 2020 to ...

Yan M, Ma T, Shi X, Chen Q, Li L, Xu B, Pan X, Ten. Isolation and Characterization of H1 Subtype Swine Influenza Viruses Recently Circulating in China. Viruses. 2025; 17(2):185.  Abstract  
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Pigs serve as a mixing vessel for influenza viruses and can independently promote the emergence of pandemic strains in humans. During our surveillance of pig populations from 2021 to 2023 in China, 11 ...

Figueroa T, Bessière P, Coggon A, Bouwman KM, van. The Microbiota Contributes to the Control of Highly Pathogenic H5N9 Influenza Virus Replication in Ducks. J Virol. 2020 May 4;94(10):e00289-20.  Abstract  
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Ducks usually show little or no clinical signs following highly pathogenic avian influenza virus infection. In order to analyze whether the microbiota could contribute to the control of influenza virus ...

Yuk SS, To EO, Kwon JH, Noh JY, Hong WT, Jeong JH,. Optimization of inactivated H5N9 highly pathogenic avian influenza vaccine and inactivated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium vaccine with antigen dose and prime-boost regimen in domestic ducks. Poult Sci. 2017 Sep 1;96(9):3079-3085.  Abstract  
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Owing to the increase in the number of diseases affecting ducks and the demand for food safety by consumers, vaccination has become one of the factors that influence duck meat productivity. The highly ...