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 ...

Cambodia: A fatal case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) reported    
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From 10 to 16 January 2025, one new case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus was reported to WHO in the Western Pacific Region. The case is a 28 year-old male from Kampong Cham Province, ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture Shares Enrollment of Six Additional States in Its National Milk Testing Strategy for H5N1    
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Jan. 17, 2025 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced an additional six states are enrolling in the National Milk Testing Strategy ...

US: APHIS Updates Policy to Enhance Surveillance of Turkey Flocks in Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Affected States    
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January 17, 2025—As part of its ongoing, multi-faceted efforts to combat the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today is updating ...

GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu continues to take its toll in the United States    
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Clade 2.3.4.4b of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus causing outbreaks in wild and domestic birds around the world, continues to spread in dairy cows, poultry and other animals across the ...

WPRO. WPRO/WHO: Avian Influenza Weekly Update, 17 January 2025. WHO.  Abstract  
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From 10 to 16 January 2025, one new case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus was reported to WHO in the Western Pacific Region. The case is a 28-year-old male from Kampong Cham Province, ...

Ziegler E, Matthes KL, Middelkamp PW, Schuenemann. Retrospective modelling of the disease and mortality burden of the 1918-1920 influenza pandemic in Zurich, Switzerland. Epidemics. 2025 Jan 11;50:100813.  Abstract  
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Background: Our study aims to enhance future pandemic preparedness by integrating lessons from historical pandemics, focusing on the multidimensional analysis of past outbreaks. It addresses the gap in ...

APHIS. Avian Influenza incidents and depopulation methods Feb 2022 to June 2024 in U.S.. USDA.  Abstract  
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APHIS posts online the records most frequently requested through the Freedom of Information of Act (FOIA), along with other agency documents of interest to the public.

Mohammad Jawad Jahid,Jacqueline M Nolting. [preprint]From Birds to Bovine: A Review and Critical Analysis of the Outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b in the United States. DOI:10.20944/preprints202501.0862.v1.  Abstract  
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In late 2021, Eurasian-lineage highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) viruses from HA clade 2.3.4.4b were first detected in the United States, marking a significant milestone in their global ...

Nemoto M, Kawanishi N, Kambayashi Y, Bannai H, Yam. Detection of equine influenza virus gene in the air around infected horses. Vet Microbiol. 2025 Jan 11;302:110388.  Abstract  
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Equine influenza virus (EIV) can be transmitted by inhalation of aerosolized droplets, direct contact, and contaminated fomites. However, to our knowledge, there are no reports of the recovery of EIV from ...