AL-Eitan LN, Almahdawi DL, Khair IY. Phylogenetic Analysis and Spread of HPAI H5N1 in Middle Eastern Countries Based on Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase Gene Sequences. Viruses. 2025; 17(5):734. Abstract
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A/H5N1 viruses threaten animal and human health worldwide. The first documented cases in the Middle East were reported in 2005; however, despite extensive phylogenetic ... Bellido-Martín, B., Rijnink, W.F., Iervolino, M. e. Evolution, spread and impact of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza A viruses. Nat Rev Microbiol (2025). Abstract
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Since their first detection in 1996, highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses with H5 haemagglutinin of the A/Goose/Guangdong/1/1996 (Gs/Gd) lineage have caused outbreaks in domestic and wild animals ... Allen JD, Medina JM, Thomas MH, Lynch A, Nelson R,. H3 hemagglutinin proteins optimized for 2018 to 2022 elicit neutralizing antibodies across panels of modern influenza A(H3N2) viruses. J Immunol. 2025 May 21:vkaf092. Abstract
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Influenza A(H3N2) viruses are currently evolving faster than any other subtype of seasonal influenza. As a result, vaccine efficacy can vary widely from one year to the next, and the wild-type antigens ... Ding X, Ma Y, Li S, Liu J, Qin L, Wu A. Influenza virus reassortment patterns exhibit preference and continuity while uncovering cross-species transmission events. Brief Bioinform. 2025 May 1;26(3):bbaf233. Abstract
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Genomic reassortment is a key driver of influenza virus evolution and a major factor in pandemic emergence, as reassorted strains can exhibit significantly altered antigenicity. However, due to technical ... Alkie TN, Embury-Hyatt C, Signore AV, Baldwin F, H. Comparative pathogenicity of three A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b HPAI viruses in blue-winged teal and transmission to domestic poultry. mSphere. 2025 May 22:e0002125. Abstract
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Long-distance migratory ducks play a critical role in the maintenance and dissemination of A(H5N1) viruses. Comparative pathogenicity studies were conducted on blue-winged teal (BWTE; Anas discors) using ... | |
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