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 ...

WOAH: Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Infection with H5N1) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-), China    
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 1, 2022 from WOAH
General information Report type: immediate notification Reason for notification: recurrence of an eradicated disease Started on: 7 Jul 2022 Confirmed on: 22 Jul 2022 Reported on: 28 Jul 2022 Last occurrence: ...

China: Confirmed human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in Sichuan province    
submitted by kickingbird at Jun, 29, 2022 from CHP, HongKong S.A.R
Sichuan Province:A 1-year-old boy with onset on April 28, 2022

China: A human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) reported in Jiangxi province    
submitted by kickingbird at Jun, 27, 2022 from CHP, Hong Kong S.A.R
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health of HongKong S.A.R is (June 27) closely monitoring a human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in the Mainland, and again urged the public ...

China: Confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in Hunan and Guizhou province    
submitted by kickingbird at Jun, 9, 2022 from CHP, HongKong S.A.R
Hunan Province:A 5-year-old boy with onset on April 26, 2022.Guizhou Province:A 2-year-old boy with onset on May 8, 2022.

Meng F, Yang H, Qu Z, Chen Y, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Li. A Eurasian avian-like H1N1 swine influenza reassortant virus became pathogenic and highly transmissible due to mutations in its PA gene. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Aug 23;119(34):e220.  Abstract  
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Previous studies have shown that the Eurasian avian-like H1N1 (EA H1N1) swine influenza viruses circulated widely in pigs around the world and formed multiple genotypes by acquiring non-hemagglutinin and ...

Rimondi A, Olivera VS, Soria I, Parisi GD, Rumbo M. Few Amino Acid Mutations in H6 Influenza A Virus From South American Lineage Increase Viral Replication Efficiency in Poultry. Front Microbiol. 2022 Jul 27;13:953738.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 19 hours ago from Front Microbiol. 2022 Jul 27;13:953738
In chickens, infections due to influenza A virus (IAV) can be mild to severe and lethal. The study of IAV infections in poultry has been mostly limited to strains from the North American and Eurasian lineages, ...

Strohmeier S, Amanat F, Carre?o JM, Krammer F. Monoclonal antibodies targeting the influenza virus N6 neuraminidase. Front Immunol. 2022 Jul 27;13:944907.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 19 hours ago from Front Immunol. 2022 Jul 27;13:944907
Influenza A viruses are a diverse species that include 16 true hemagglutinin (HA) subtypes and 9 true neuraminidase (NA) subtypes. While the antigenicity of many HA subtypes is reasonably well studied, ...

Rao S, Moss A, Lamb M, Innis BL, Asturias EJ. Vital sign predictors of severe influenza among children in an emergent care setting. PLoS One. 2022 Aug 12;17(8):e0272029.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from PLoS One. 2022 Aug 12;17(8):e0272029
Background: Decisions regarding the evaluation of children with influenza infection rely on the likelihood of severe disease. The role of early vital signs as predictors of severe influenza infection in ...

Zhang Y, Eskridge KM, Zhang S, Lu G. Identifying host-specific amino acid signatures for influenza A viruses using an adjusted entropy measure. BMC Bioinformatics. 2022 Aug 12;23(1):333.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from BMC Bioinformatics. 2022 Aug 12;23(1):333
Background: Influenza A viruses (IAV) exhibit vast genetic mutability and have great zoonotic potential to infect avian and mammalian hosts and are known to be responsible for a number of pandemics. A ...