WHO launches new global influenza strategy    
submitted by kickingbird at Mar, 12, 2019 from WHO
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 ...

Technical Update: Summary Analysis of the Genetic Sequence of a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Identified in a Child in California    
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December 10, 2024 – As previously reported, CDC, in partnership with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), confirmed a human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus (H5N1 bird flu) in ...

China: Human cases of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in Guizhou province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region    
submitted by kickingbird at 3 hours ago from Avian Influenza Report Vol 20, Number 49
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: An one-year-old girl with onset on November 18, 2024.Guizhou Province: An one-year-old girl with onset on October 28, 2024.

GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu continues to take its toll in the United States, also affecting British Columbia    
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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, December 6, 2024    
submitted by kickingbird at 4 days ago from Canadian Food Inspection Agency
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 in the City of Chilliwack, British Columbia, in commercial poultry.The CFIA has advised the World ...

Elyse Stachler, etc.,al. [preprint]Establishing methods to monitor H5N1 influenza virus in dairy cattle milk. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.04.24318491.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 14 minute(s) ago from https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.04.24318491
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza strain H5N1 has caused a multi-state outbreak among US dairy cattle, spreading across 15 states and infecting hundreds of herds since its onset. We rapidly developed and ...

Hubbard LE, Stelzer EA, Poulson RL, Kolpin DW, Sza. Development of a Large-Volume Concentration Method to Recover Infectious Avian Influenza Virus from the Aquatic Environment. Viruses. 2024; 16(12):1898.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 18 minute(s) ago from Viruses. 2024; 16(12):1898
Since late 2021, outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus have caused a record number of mortalities in wild birds, domestic poultry, and mammals in North America. Wetlands are plausible environmental ...

Ramos-Martínez I, Ramos-Martínez E, Saavedra-Monta. Meta-Analysis of Seroprevalence and Prevalence of Influenza A Viruses (Subtypes H3N2, H3N8, and H1N1) in Dogs. Animals. 2024; 14(23):3467.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 20 minute(s) ago from Animals. 2024; 14(23):3467
Influenza A is a zoonotic disease that affects dogs. In this work, we performed a meta-analysis of the prevalence and seroprevalence of reports from all over the world. We found a combined seroprevalence ...

Ismaila Shittu, etc.,al. A One Health Investigation into H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Epizootics on Two Dairy Farms. Clinical Infectious Diseases, ciae576.  Abstract  
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BackgroundIn early April 2024 we studied two Texas dairy farms which had suffered incursions of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) the previous month.MethodsWe employed molecular assays, ...

Yong Zhou, etc.,al. Origin, spread, and interspecies transmission of a dominant genotype of BJ/94 lineage H9N2 avian influenza viruses with increased threat. Virus Evolution, veae106.  Abstract  
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The H9N2 subtype of avian influenza viruses (AIVs) is widely prevalent in poultry and wild birds globally, with occasional transmission to humans. In comparison to other H9N2 lineages, the BJ/94 lineage ...