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 ...

China: A human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) reported in Sichuan province    
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Week 21 of 2023, China reported a human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Sichuan province.

WOAH: Guinea - Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Infection with H5N1), (non-poultry including wild birds)    
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General information Report type: immediate notification Started: 15 Apr 2023 Confirmed: 24 Apr 2023 Reported: 22 May 2023 Reason for notification: 1st occurrence in a zone or a compartment Manifestation ...

WOAH: Canada - influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Infection with H5N5), (non-poultry including wild birds)    
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Summary Report type: immediate notification Started: 4 Apr 2023 Confirmed: 19 May 2023 Reported: 24 May 2023 Reason for notification: unusual host species Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

China: A human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in Jiangxi province    
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Week 19 of 2023, China reported a human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) in Jiangxi province.

Wang B, Huang Y, Hu B, Zhang H, Han S, Yang Z, Su. Characterization of a reassortant H11N9 subtype avian influenza virus isolated from spot-billed duck in China. Virus Genes. 2023 Jun 2.  Abstract  
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H11N9 viruses in wild birds might have provided the NA gene of human H7N9 virus in early 2013 in China, which evolved with highly pathogenic strains in 2017 and caused severe fatalities. To investigate ...

Zhou Y, Du J, Wu JQ, Zhu QR, Xie MZ, Chen LY, Liu. Impact of influenza virus infection on lung microbiome in adults with severe pneumonia. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2023 Jun 2;22(1):43.  Abstract  
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Background: Bacterial and viral infections are commonly implicated in the development of pneumonia. We aimed to compare the diversity and composition of lung bacteria among severe pneumonia patients who ...

Wang C, Honce R, Salvatore M, Chow D, Randazzo D,. Influenza Defective Interfering Virus Promotes Multiciliated Cell Differentiation and Reduces the Inflammatory Response in Mice. J Virol. 2023 May 31:e0049323.  Abstract  
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Influenza defective interfering (DI) viruses have long been considered promising antiviral candidates because of their ability to interfere with replication-competent viruses and induce antiviral immunity. ...

Zhang R, Wen J, Wu K, Lin S, Tan K, Bi J, Deng J. Influenza-associated neurologic complications in children from an H3N2 outbreak in Shenzhen, China during COVID-19 lockdown. Int J Infect Dis. 2023 May 30:S1201-9712(23)00616-.  Abstract  
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Objective: To identify the characteristics of influenza-associated neurologic complications (INC) in children from a recent H3N2 outbreak in Shenzhen, China during COVID-19 lockdown.Methods: A retrospective ...

Kandeil A, Patton C, Jones JC, Jeevan T, Harringto. Rapid evolution of A(H5N1) influenza viruses after intercontinental spread to North America. Nat Commun. 2023 May 29;14(1):3082.  Abstract  
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses of clade 2.3.4.4b underwent an explosive geographic expansion in 2021 among wild birds and domestic poultry across Asia, Europe, and Africa. By the end ...