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 ...

US: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Texas Dairy Herd    
submitted by kickingbird at 24 hours ago from The Texas Animal Health Commission
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) received confirmation of the presence of highly pathogenic ...

US: Dairy HPAI Detected in Cache County in Utah    
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
On June 1, 2026, officials with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) were notified of a sample from a dairy in Cache County that tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). ...

China: A human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region    
submitted by kickingbird at 4 days ago from WHO
From 22 to 28 May 2026, one new case of human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) virus was reported to WHO in the Western Pacific Region. The case is an elderly female from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous ...

USDA: Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) in a Dairy Herd in Idaho    
submitted by kickingbird at 9 days ago from U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
On 26 May 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in a dairy herd ...

Hach A, Vandenburg-Carroll A, Marthaler DG, Vadia. Evaluation of IndiMix JOE with Intype IC-RNA as an Alternative to AgPath-ID for Influenza A Virus Detection in Avian and Bovine Samples. Pathogens. 2026; 15(6):600.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 9 hours ago from Pathogens. 2026; 15(6):600
This method comparison demonstrated equivalent analytical and diagnostic performance of IndiMix JOE with intype IC-RNA as an alternative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) chemistry compared ...

Marina Meester, etc.,al. [preprint]Breeding pig transport drives the dispersal of swine influenza A virus across Europe. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.06.01.729471.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 10 hours ago from https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.06.01.729471
Pigs serve as reservoirs of former human influenza A virus (IAV) H1N1 and H3N2 lineages and act as mixing vessels for diverse strains, facilitating the emergence of novel IAVs. Understanding the spread ...

Ashley I Teufel, Md Imran Hasan, Davida S Smyth. Evolutionary Rate Variation at Predicted PTM Sites Reveals Localized Host-Associated Patterns in Influenza A Virus. Genome Biology and Evolution, 2026.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 10 hours ago from Genome Biology and Evolution, 2026
Influenza A viruses (IAVs) represent a persistent threat to global public health because of their capacity to cross species barriers and rapidly adapt to new hosts. Post-translational modifications (PTMs) ...

Lin, W., Deng, G., Xing, X., Shi, J., Kong, H., Li. The mouse-lethal H5N1 influenza virus carrying the PB2-384L/443R/460M characteristics acquired in avian hosts can effectively utilize human ANP32A/B proteins. Emerging Microbes & Infections.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 10 hours ago from Emerging Microbes & Infections
The species-specific acidic nuclear phosphoprotein 32?kDa members (ANP32A/B) play a key role in restricting the function of avian influenza virus polymerase in mammalian host. Avian influenza viruses, ...

Lyudmyla V. Marushchak, etc.,al. Community-based One Health Surveillance Enables Rapid Detection and Genomic Characterization of H5N1 with Public Health Response. IJID One Health.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 10 hours ago from IJID One Health
ObjectivesGiven recent declines in federal funding, a community-based surveillance system for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses was initiated in Galveston County, Texas.MethodsBetween November ...