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 ...

WOAH: Japan - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry, H5N2)    
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Summary Report type: immediate notification Started: 16 Jan 2023 Confirmed: 19 Jan 2023 Reported: 20 Jan 2023 Reason for notification: new strain in the country Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

WOAH: Philippines - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry, H5N1)    
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Report type: immediate notification Started: 25 Nov 2022 Confirmed: 2 Dec 2022 Reported: 18 Jan 2023 Reason for notification: 1st occurrence in a zone or a compartment Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian ...

China: Confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in Hunan, Gansu, Anhui provinces    
submitted by kickingbird at Jan, 11, 2023 from CHP, HongKong S.A.R
Hunan Province:A 58-year-old man with onset on October 19, 2022.Gansu Province:A 5-year-old girl with onset on October 23, 2022.Anhui Province:A 3-year-old boy with onset on November 13, 2022.

China: A human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) reported in Hunan province    
submitted by kickingbird at Jan, 6, 2023 from CHP, Hong Kong S.A.R
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health of Hong Kong S.A.R is (January 6) closely monitoring a human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in the Mainland, and again urged the public ...

Zhang G, Li B, Raghwani J, Vrancken B, Jia R, Hill. Bidirectional movement of emerging H5N8 avian influenza viruses between Europe and Asia via migratory birds since early 2020. Mol Biol Evol. 2023 Jan 27:msad019.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from Mol Biol Evol. 2023 Jan 27:msad019
Migratory birds play a critical role in the rapid spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N8 virus clade 2.3.4.4 across Eurasia. Elucidating the timing and pattern of virus transmission is ...

Rolfes MA, Talbot HK, McLean HQ, Stockwell MS, Ell. Household Transmission of Influenza A Viruses in 2021-2022. JAMA. 2023 Jan 26.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 4 days ago from JAMA. 2023 Jan 26
Importance: Influenza virus infections declined globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. Loss of natural immunity from lower rates of influenza infection and documented antigenic changes in circulating viruses ...

Yin J, Liu T, Tang F, Chen D, Sun L, Song S, Zhang. Effects of ambient temperature on influenza-like illness: A multicity analysis in Shandong Province, China, 2014-2017. Front Public Health. 2023 Jan 9;10:1095436.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 4 days ago from Front Public Health. 2023 Jan 9;10:1095436
Background: The associations between ambient temperature and influenza-like illness (ILI) have been investigated in previous studies. However, they have inconsistent results. The purpose of this study ...

Agüero M, Monne I, Sánchez A, Zecchin B, Fusaro A,. Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection in farmed minks, Spain, October 2022. Euro Surveill. 2023 Jan;28(3).  Abstract  
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In October 2022, an outbreak in Europe of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) in intensively farmed minks occurred in northwest Spain. A single mink farm hosting more than 50,000 minks was ...

Stadejek W, Chiers K, Van Reeth K. Infectivity and transmissibility of an avian H3N1 influenza virus in pigs. Vet Res. 2023 Jan 24;54(1):4.  Abstract  
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In 2019 a low pathogenic H3N1 avian influenza virus (AIV) caused an outbreak in Belgian poultry farms, characterized by an unusually high mortality in chickens. Influenza A viruses of the H1 and H3 subtype ...