China´s Scientists Make Breakthrough on How H5N1 Influenza Occurred in the U.S.    
submitted by kickingbird at Jul, 9, 2025 from CASAD
Chinese scientists have found out how the H5N1 virus initially invades the mammary glands of dairy cattle and may have triggered the outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza across over 1,000 dairy farms in the ...

US: MDHHS confirms detection of influenza A H1N2 variant (swine flu) in Michigan resident    
submitted by kickingbird at 18 hours ago from The Michigan Department of Health and Human Servic
August 14, 2026 The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Kent County Health Department (KCHD) and Ionia County Health Department have identified a human case of influenza A H1N2 variant ...

Australia: H5 bird flu events    
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
As of 4pm AEST, 14 August 2026, Australia has 187 confirmed events of H5 bird flu in wild birds.10 in Western Australia (WA) 123 in South Australia (SA) 4 in New South Wales (NSW) 1 in Queensland (QLD) ...

Australia: H5 bird flu events    
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
*From 12 August 2026, we have changed how we report on H5 bird flu detections. Reporting will be based on events, rather than individual bird detections, where an event may involve one or more birds. The ...

Australia: H5 bird flu events    
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
*From 12 August 2026, we have changed how we report on H5 bird flu detections. Reporting will be based on events, rather than individual bird detections, where an event may involve one or more birds. The ...

Denise I.T. Kuok, etc.,al. Assessment of influenza virus and coronavirus tropism, replication competence and disease severity in ex vivo and in vitro cultures of the human respiratory tract. Journal of General Virology 107, 002281 (2026) Jul.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 18 hours ago from Journal of General Virology 107, 002281 (2026) Jul
The emergence of animal influenza viruses circulating in poultry and human populations poses a significant public health threat, yet current risk assessment tools that connect surveillance data to human ...

Mohammed Nooruzzaman, etc.,al. Characterization of bovine-derived H5N1 viruses expressing fluorescent and luminescent reporter proteins. Journal of General Virology 107, 002298 (2026).  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 18 hours ago from Journal of General Virology 107, 002298 (2026)
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b viruses present a broad host range, with recent spillover and sustained transmission in dairy cattle reported in the USA. Replication-competent reporter ...

Wille M, Abbott W, Day D, Deng YM, Dong X, Gibson. Skuas as sentinels of high pathogenicity avian influenza H5N1 on the Antarctic Peninsula in the 2024/2025 austral summer. Microb Genom. 2026 Aug;12(8).  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 18 hours ago from Microb Genom. 2026 Aug;12(8)
Despite Antarctica's geographic isolation, the first incursion of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was detected in the 2023/2024 austral summer. Surveillance for HPAI H5N1 in Antarctica remains ...

Dema B, Ulaszewska M, Lilley A, Lofts A, Bhasin R,. Assessment of Humoral Immunogenicity of ChAdOx1 H5 HA Influenza Vaccine for Dairy Cattle. Vaccines. 2026; 14(8):691.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Vaccines. 2026; 14(8):691
Background/objectives: The emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infections in dairy cattle in the United States revealed a novel mammalian host and a potential transmission pathway ...

Rovito SW, Chen P-L, Yang G, Writt HN, Zalla AN, D. An In Vitro Screen Identifies H1 Influenza Hemagglutinin Substitutions That Alter mRNA-LNP Vaccine Responses Against the Stalk Domain. Vaccines. 2026; 14(8):701.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Vaccines. 2026; 14(8):701
Background: Conformational stability has been shown to modulate the immunogenicity of structural class 1 viral fusion glycoproteins, yet the relationship between influenza A hemagglutinin (HA) stability ...