Yang Xue, Yuki Tai, Hiromi Yamamoto, Daiki Mori, K. T cell help is a limiting factor for rare anti-influenza memory B cells to reenter germinal centers and generate potent broadly neutralizing antibodies. International Immunology, 2026;, dxag003. Abstract submitted by kickingbird at 16 hours ago from International Immunology, 2026;, dxag003 Development of vaccines eliciting broadly neutralizing influenza antibodies (bnAbs) is an extraordinary challenge. One hypothetical proposal is that CD4+ T cell help to rare immuno-subdominant bnAb class ... Andrew Y Cho, Dong-Hun Lee, Alice Fusaro, Edoardo. Wild birds drive the introduction, maintenance, and spread of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses in Spain, 2021-2022. Virus Evolution, 2026;, veag006. Abstract submitted by kickingbird at 16 hours ago from Virus Evolution, 2026;, veag006 The 2021-2022 high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) epizootic was the worst ever recorded in Europe in general and in Spain in particular. Between December 2021 and November 2022, H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b ... Xingyi Li, etc.,al. [preprint]FluNexus: a versatile web platform for antigenic prediction and visualization of influenza A viruses. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.29.702696. Abstract submitted by kickingbird at 16 hours ago from https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.29.702696 Influenza A viruses continuously undergo antigenic evolution to escape host immunity induced by previous infections or vaccinations, consequently causing seasonal epidemics and occasional pandemics. Antigenic ... Acevedo HD, Beeler E, Crossley B, Armién AG, Hende. Salpingitis and multiorgan lesions caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in a cat associated with consumption of recalled raw milk in California. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2026 Jan 29:10406387251413563. Abstract submitted by kickingbird at 16 hours ago from J Vet Diagn Invest. 2026 Jan 29:10406387251413563 A panzootic caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus, clade 2.3.4.4b, has affected many animal species around the world since 2021. In March 2024, genotype B3.13 of this virus was ... Lehman KA, Leibsle SR, Detwiler L, Gaborick C, McC. Detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus 2.3.4.4b in alpacas. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2026 Jan 29:10406387251414557. Abstract submitted by kickingbird at 16 hours ago from J Vet Diagn Invest. 2026 Jan 29:10406387251414557 Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus, clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype 3.13, was first confirmed in dairy cattle in March 2024 in a Texas dairy herd and has since spread to other states, likely ... | |