Whitlow H, Gokool S, Clapp G, Bueno I, Logunleko M. Biosecurity Uptake and Perceived Risk of Avian Influenza Among People in Contact With Birds. Zoonoses Public Health. 2026 Jan 6. Abstract
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Introduction: Recent intercontinental spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) among kept and wild birds, and transmission to mammalian hosts, including cattle and humans, has heightened ... Zhu, W., Xu, Z., Wang, X., Li, X., Li, Z., Dong, G. Low-replication influenza virus mediates high pathogenicity through an inflammation-driven lung-heart-brain axis in mice. Emerging Microbes & Infections, 15(1). Abstract
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The outcomes of viral infections typically correlate with viral load in host tissues. In this study, we identified a H3N2 strain A/Environment/Guangxi/44461/2019 (GX19) that induced rapid mortality in ... Ibrahim, M., Said, A., Wahba, M. A., & Yehia, N. Genetic and antigenic analysis of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 virus clade 2.3.4.4b isolated from waterfowl in Egypt during 2022; evidence of brain-specific HA mutations. British Poultry Science, 1–10. Abstract
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1. This study characterised the H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses, clade 2.3.4.4b from backyard waterfowl selected from Menoufia governorate during 2022. Genetic and antigenic analysis ... Young-Jae Si, etc.,al. Early Detection and Genetic Characterization of Clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 and H5N9 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses at the Onset of Fall Migration in Wild Birds during October 2025 in South Korea. Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. Abstract
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses of clade 2.3.4.4b continue to diversify through reassortment with co-circulating low-pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) viruses and are repeatedly introduced ... Myint AP, Shirreff G, Baillie V, Bal A, Boutros CF. Association of influenza viral genetic information with severity markers in patients hospitalised with influenza: multicentre retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 2026 Jan 8;16(1):e111643. Abstract
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Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the association between viral subtype/clade and disease severity.Design: Multicentre retrospective cohort study.Setting: This study used data from ... Wu SX, Davis CN, Arnold M, Tildesley MJ. The role of ducks in detecting Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in small-scale backyard poultry farms. PLoS Comput Biol. 2026 Jan 9;22(1):e1013357. Abstract
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Previous research efforts on highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI) suggest that different avian species exhibit a varied severity of clinical signs after infection. Waterfowl, such as ducks or ... Takashita Emi, etc.,al. Baloxavir susceptibility of seasonal influenza viruses during the first seven seasons of clinical use in Japan, 2017/18 to 2023/24. Euro Surveill. 2026;31(1):pii=2500336. Abstract
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Baloxavir marboxil, a cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitor, was approved in Japan on 23 February 2018 for the treatment of influenza A and B virus infections, making Japan the first country to authorise ... Adachi, K., Handharyani, E., Ueno, S. Tsukamoto Y. Comparative Hemagglutination of Avian Influenza A/H5N1 Viruses by Erythrocytes from Ostrich, Emu, Japanese Quail, Chicken and Horse. Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 16, 1-15. Abstract
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Influenza A viruses initiate infection when the envelope glycoprotein hemagglutinin (HA) binds sialic?acid-containing receptors on host cells and mediates membrane fusion. HA?mediated cross?linking of ... Jenny J. Ahn, etc.,al. [preprint]Influenza hemagglutinin subtypes have different sequence constraints despite sharing extremely similar structures. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.05.697808. Abstract
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Hemagglutinins (HA) from different influenza A virus subtypes share as little as ～40% amino acid identity, yet their protein structure and cell entry function are highly conserved. Here we examine the ... Mei M, Zhang X, Wu Q, Xu M, Zhao Y. Virulence and transmission characteristic of H3N8 avian influenza virus circulating in chickens in China. Virulence. 2026 Jan 7:2613516. Abstract
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Influenza H3N8 viruses have been frequently isolated from chicken farms. However, comprehensive characterization of their virological properties, molecular evolution, virulence, and risk of spillover into ... Lucas M. Ferreri, etc.,al. [preprint]Within-host adaptive evolution is limited by genetic drift in experimental human influenza A virus infections. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.07.698006. Abstract
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Selection of advantageous mutations drives the emergence of dominant variants during seasonal influenza epidemics. However, within-host detection of such variants remains rare, limiting our understanding ... Claudia Trombetta, etc.,al. [preprint]Serological investigation of influenza D virus in cats and dogs in Europe. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.03.697426. Abstract
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A multicentric European study investigated the seroprevalence of influenza D virus (IDV) in domestic cats and dogs. Serum samples from Italy, France and Ukraine (2015-2018, 2020, 2023- 2024) showed no ... Ishida, H., Murakami, H., Mizuno, S. et al. Development of an influenza D virus with an eight- or nine-segment genome. Sci Rep (2026). Abstract
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Influenza D virus (IDV) contains seven genome segments. The M and NS segments are regulated via splicing to express two proteins each (P42 and M1 from the M segment and NS1 and NS2 from the NS segment). ... Jiaojiao Liu, etc.,al. [preprint]Antibodies elicited by the 2025-2026 influenza vaccine in humans. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.05.26343449. Abstract
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A new H3N2 variant (named subclade K) possesses several key hemagglutinin substitutions and is circulating widely during the 2025-2026 influenza season. In this report, we completed experiments to determine ... Natalie N Tarbuck, etc.,al. [preprint]Natural H5N1 immunity in dairy cows is durable and cross-protective but non-sterilizing. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.06.697911. Abstract
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Ongoing transmission of influenza A virus (H5N1) in U.S. dairy cattle threatens both animal and human health, underscoring the need to understand the durability of host immunity against reinfection with ... Couty, M., Guinat, C., Fornasiero, D. et al. The role of wild birds in the global highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 panzootic, 2020–2023. npj biodivers 5, 1 (2026). Abstract
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The emergence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5 clade 2.3.4.4b has triggered an unprecedented global panzootic in recent years. As the frequency and scale of HPAI H5 outbreaks continue to ... Cruziniani, F.E., Gabrick, E.C., Moraes, A.L.R. et. Epidemic model with seasonality for avian influenza waves in humans. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. (2026). Abstract
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Control strategies and prevention of infectious illnesses are challenges faced by the healthcare systems. Infectious diseases are caused by organisms and can be transmitted through different ways, such ... Alcocer Bonifaz, M., Bhavsar, D., Siegrist, CA. et. Adjuvanted influenza vaccination increases pre-existing H5N1 cross-reactive antibodies. Nat Commun (2026). Abstract
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Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses of clade 2.3.4.4b cause sporadic human infections and currently raise concerns about a new influenza pandemic. Heterogeneities in disease severity have been ... Eales O, McCaw JM, Shearer FM. Modeling of H5N1 influenza virus kinetics during dairy cattle infection suggests the timing of infectiousness. PLoS Biol. 2026 Jan 5;24(1):e3003586. Abstract
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Since early-2024 unprecedented outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b have been ongoing in dairy cattle in the United States with significant consequences for the dairy industry ... Davis CN, Hill EM, Jewell CP, Rysava K, Thompson R. A modelling assessment of the impact of control measures on highly pathogenic avian influenza transmission in poultry in Great Britain. PLoS Comput Biol. 2026 Jan 5;22(1):e1013874. Abstract
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Since 2020, large-scale outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in Great Britain have resulted in substantial poultry mortality and economic losses. Alongside the costs, the risk of ... 9808 items, 20/Page, Page[7/491][|<<] [|<] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [>|] [>>|] |
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