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 ...

China: A human H5N6 case reported in Beijing    
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A 59-year-old female patient confirmed as human H5N6 AIV case in Beijing on 17th, Aug.

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, South Africa    
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Information received on 16/08/2019 from Dr Bothle Michael Modisane, Chief Director , Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Animal Production and Health, PRETORIA, South Africa SummaryReport ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds), South Africa    
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Information received on 16/08/2019 from Dr Bothle Michael Modisane, Chief Director , Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Animal Production and Health, PRETORIA, South Africa SummaryReport ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Vietnam    
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Information received on 08/08/2019 from Dr Dong Pham Van, Director General, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hano?, Vietnam ...

Gilbertson B, et al. Inhibition of Influenza A Virus by Human Infant Saliva. Viruses. 2019 Aug 20;11(8).  Abstract  
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Innate antiviral factors in saliva play a role in protection against respiratory infections. We tested the anti-influenza virus activities of saliva samples taken from human infants, 1-12 months old, with ...

Wang Y, et al. Influenza Virus Infection Induces ZBP1 Expression and Necroptosis in Mouse Lungs. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2019 Aug 7;9:286..  Abstract  
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Programmed cell death and especially necroptosis, a programmed and regulated form of necrosis, have been recently implicated in the progression and outcomes of influenza in mouse models. Moreover, Z-DNA/RNA ...

Liu H, Li J, Chen M, Su J. Glucocorticoid treatment of suspected organizing pneumonia after H7N9 infection: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Aug;98(34):e16839..  Abstract  
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RATIONALE: H7N9 infection causes acute respiratory distress syndrome with high mortality. The use of glucocorticoids in the acute phase lessened inflammatory responses. Some case reports suggested that ...

Suttie A, et al. Inventory of molecular markers affecting biological characteristics of avian influenza A viruses. Virus Genes. 2019 Aug 19..  Abstract  
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Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) circulate globally, spilling over into domestic poultry and causing zoonotic infections in humans. Fortunately, AIVs are not yet capable of causing sustained human-to-human ...

Pulit-Penaloza JA, et al. Mammalian pathogenicity and transmissibility of a reassortant Eurasian avian-like A(H1N1v) influenza virus associated with human infection in China (2015). Virology. 2019 Aug 10;537:31-35..  Abstract  
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Swine-origin (variant) H1 influenza A viruses associated with numerous human infections in North America in recent years have been extensively studied in vitro and in mammalian models to determine their ...