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 ...

UK: Bird flu (avian influenza) - latest situation in England    
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29 March 2025Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in poultry at a premises near Lazonby, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria (AIV 2025/35).A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance ...

US: Preliminary Testing Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Second Montgomery County Backyard Flock in Maryland    
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March 27, 2025An additional backyard flock in Montgomery County, MD has tested presumptive positive for H5 avian influenza at the Salisbury Animal Health Laboratory, part of the National Animal Health ...

UK: Bird flu (avian influenza) - latest situation in England    
submitted by kickingbird at 1 days ago from GOV.UK
28 March 2025Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises near Wymondham, Diss, Norfolk (AIV 2025/33).A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone ...

UK: Bird flu (avian influenza) - latest situation in England    
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from GOV.UK
27 March 2025Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry at a fourth premises near Thirsk, Thirsk and Malton, North Yorkshire (AIV 2025/32). A 3km protection zone ...

Frutos AM, Tenforde MW, Sundaresan D, Naleway AL,. Influenza-associated hospitalization rates by underlying conditions, 2016-17 to 2019-20: A retrospective cohort study. J Infect Dis. 2025 Mar 28:jiaf164.  Abstract  
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Background: Various underlying medical conditions (UMCs) elevate the risk of influenza-associated hospitalization. We evaluated how these rates changed by type and number of UMCs.Methods: Retrospective ...

Ishiguro N, Morioka I, Nakano T, Manabe A, Kawaguc. Clinical and Virologic Outcomes of Baloxavir Compared with Oseltamivir in Pediatric Patients with Influenza in Japan. Infect Dis Ther. 2025 Mar 28.  Abstract  
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Introduction: Baloxavir marboxil, a cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitor, has proven efficacy against influenza. There are limited comparative data between baloxavir and oseltamivir in Japanese pediatric ...

Nguyen, V.H., Crépey, P., Williams, B.A. et al. Modeling the impact of early vaccination in an influenza pandemic in the United States. npj Vaccines 10, 62 (2025).  Abstract  
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We modeled the impact of initiating one-dose influenza vaccination at 3 months vs 6 months after declaration of a pandemic over a 1-year timeframe in the US population. Three vaccine effectiveness (VE) ...

Ochwoto M, Kaiser F, Yinda CK, Wickenhagen A, Muns. Evaluation of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests for the Detection of H5N1 in Milk. Pathogens. 2025; 14(4):325.  Abstract  
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Rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDTs) could be useful in the current bovine H5N1 outbreak. Here, we evaluated three RIDTs with H5N1. The RDITs showed comparable sensitivity with H5N1 compared to seasonal ...

Aaron M Frutos, Mark W Tenforde, Devi Sundaresan,. Influenza-associated hospitalization rates by underlying conditions, 2016~17 to 2019~20: A retrospective cohort study. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2025;, jiaf164.  Abstract  
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BackgroundVarious underlying medical conditions (UMCs) elevate the risk of influenza-associated hospitalization. We evaluated how these rates changed by type and number of UMCs.MethodsRetrospective cohorts ...