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 ...

Tang J, Xu Q, Tang K, Ye X, Cao Z, Zou M, Zeng J,. Susceptibility identification for seasonal influenza A/H3N2 based on baseline blood transcriptome. Front Immunol. 2023 Jan 12;13:1048774..  Abstract  
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Introduction: Influenza susceptibility difference is a widely existing trait that has great practical significance for the accurate prevention and control of influenza.Methods: Here, we focused on the ...

Chang P, Sadeyen JR, Bhat S, Daines R, Hussain A,. Risk Assessment of the newly emerged H7N9 avian influenza viruses. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2023 Jan 30:2172965.  Abstract  
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Since the first human case in 2013, H7N9 avian influenza viruses (AIVs) have caused more than 1500 human infections with a mortality rate of approximately 40%. Despite large-scale poultry vaccination regimes ...

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  
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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  
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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  
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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 ...