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 ...

USCDC: Genetic Sequences of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses Identified in a Person in Louisiana    
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BackgroundThis is a technical summary of an analysis of the genomic sequences of the viruses identified in two upper respiratory tract specimens from the patient who was severely ill from an infection ...

US: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in an Ottawa County Flock in Michigan    
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December 24, 2024Biosecurity remains fundamental to protecting animal health and public healthFollowing an investigation by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), the Michigan ...

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 ...

US: Wisconsin human HPAI case confirmed by CDC    
submitted by kickingbird at 6 days ago from The Wisconsin Department of Health Services
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), along with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP), local health departments, and federal partners, are working ...

Ando H, Murakami M, Kitajima M, Reynolds KA. Wastewater-based estimation of temporal variation in shedding amount of influenza A virus and clinically identified cases using the PRESENS model. Environ Int. 2024 Dec 19;195:109218.  Abstract  
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Wastewater-based estimation of infectious disease prevalence in real-time assists public health authorities in developing effective responses to current outbreaks. However, wastewater-based estimation ...

Xuyong Li, etc.,al. Novel H16N3 avian influenza viruses isolated from migratory gulls in China in 2023. Front. Microbiol. Volume 15 - 2024 |.  Abstract  
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As a rare subtype of avian influenza virus, H16 viruses are predominant in gulls but rarely found in domestic birds. The low prevalence of H16 viruses has limited our understanding of their epidemiology ...

Fumiya Kozawa, etc.,al. [preprint]The crucial role of intercellular calcium wave propagation triggered by influenza A virus in promoting infection. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.20.629723.  Abstract  
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Influenza A viruses (IAVs) initially infect a few host cells, and the infection subsequently spreads to neighboring cells. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this expansion remain unclear. Here, ...

Sidney J, Kim A-R, de Vries RD, Peters B, Meade PS. Targets of influenza human T-cell response are mostly conserved in H5N1. mBio. 2024 Dec 26:e0347924.  Abstract  
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Frequent recent spillovers of subtype H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus into poultry and mammals, especially dairy cattle, including several human cases, increased concerns ...

Niedringhaus KD, Chan TC, McDowell A, Maxwell L, S. Surveillance of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus in Wild Canids from Pennsylvania, USA. Animals. 2024; 14(24):3700.  Abstract  
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The avian influenza virus is a global pathogen with significant health and economic implications. While primarily a pathogen of wild and domestic birds, recent outbreaks of the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian ...