China´s Scientists Make Breakthrough on How H5N1 Influenza Occurred in the U.S.    
submitted by kickingbird at Jul, 9, 2025 from CASAD
Chinese scientists have found out how the H5N1 virus initially invades the mammary glands of dairy cattle and may have triggered the outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza across over 1,000 dairy farms in the ...

UK: Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England    
submitted by kickingbird at 36 minute(s) ago from GOV.UK
11 April 2026Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry near Market Rasen, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire.A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone has been declared ...

China: Two cases of human infection with avian Influenza A(H9N2) reported in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guangdong Province    
submitted by kickingbird at 1 hours ago from WHO/WPRO
From 27 March to 9 April 2026, two new cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) virus were reported to WHO in the Western Pacific Region. The first case was a male child under five years of ...

GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu continues to circulate in the United States    
submitted by kickingbird at Mar, 27, 2026 from GISAID
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 ...

Italy: First imported human case of influenza A(H9N2) infection in the EU    
submitted by kickingbird at Mar, 26, 2026 from ECDC
25 March 2026A human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) infection in a returning traveller from a non-European country where the virus has previously been identified in birds, has been reported in the Lombardy ...

WPRO. Avian Influenza Weekly Update # 1040: 10 April 2026. WHO.  Abstract  
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Avian influenza subtype A(HxNy) normally spreads in birds but can also infect humans. Human infections are primarily acquired through direct contact with infected poultry or contaminated environments. ...

Swetha Vijayakrishnan, etc.,al. [preprint]Molecular architecture of Influenza A virions. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.02.715802.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.02.715802
Influenza A viruses (IAV) are clinically important pathogens that cause seasonal epidemics and pandemics in humans. IAV produce pleomorphic, enveloped virions, which can range from a spherical or bacilliform ...

Glebova T, Klivleyeva N, Ongarbayeva N, Baimukhame. Surveillance of Seasonal Influenza Viruses in Kazakhstan (2020-2025). Viruses. 2026; 18(4):441.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 5 days ago from Viruses. 2026; 18(4):441
Influenza viruses are significant causes of acute respiratory infections, often leading to severe health issues and mortality. These viruses undergo continuous mutations and genetic reassortments, resulting ...

Lin, X., Guan, W., Chen, L. et al. Birth imprinting effects on the antibody responses of H7N9 patients from 2013-2018 in China. Commun Med (2026).  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 5 days ago from Commun Med (2026)
BackgroundThere is an urgent need to understand the immune correlates of protection against avian influenza viruses (AIV), where pre-existing immunity may be limited.MethodsHere, we characterized the antibody ...

Cassidy J Ulanowicz, Pablo C Alarcon, Michelle. Distinct inflammatory programming of thoracic cavity white adipose immune cells regulates influenza pathogenesis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2026.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 5 days ago from The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2026
BackgroundObesity-associated inflammation in white adipose tissue (WAT) worsens outcomes of influenza A virus (IAV) infection. A recently identified thoracic cavity WAT (tcWAT) supports IAV replication. ...