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 ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza(H5N6), Vietnam    
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Information received on 28/03/2020 from Dr Dong Pham Van, Director General, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hano?, Vietnam ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with H5N8) (non-poultry including wild birds), Germany    
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Information received on 27/03/2020 from Dr Dietrich Rassow, Director for Animal Health and Animal Welfare, Chief Veterinary Officer, Directorate of Animal Health and Animal Welfare, Federal ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza(H5N5), Chinese Taipei    
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Information received on 27/03/2020 from Dr Wen-Jane Tu, Chief Veterinary Officer, Deputy Director General, Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture, ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza(H5N2), Chinese Taipei    
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Information received on 27/03/2020 from Dr Wen-Jane Tu, Chief Veterinary Officer, Deputy Director General, Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture, ...

Lee CY, An SH, Choi JG, Lee YJ, Kim JH, Kwon HJ. Rank orders of mammalian pathogenicity-related PB2 mutations of avian influenza A viruses. Sci Rep. 2020 Mar 24;10(1):5359..  Abstract  
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The PB2 gene is one of the key determinants for the mammalian adaptation of avian influenza A viruses (IAVs). Although mammalian pathogenicity-related mutations (MPMs) in PB2 genes were identified in different ...

Jia N, et al. The Human Lung Glycome Reveals Novel Glycan Ligands for Influenza A Virus. Sci Rep. 2020 Mar 24;10(1):5320.  Abstract  
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Glycans within human lungs are recognized by many pathogens such as influenza A virus (IAV), yet little is known about their structures. Here we present the first analysis of the N- and O- and glycosphingolipid-glycans ...

Venkatesh D, et al. Detection of H3N8 influenza A virus with multiple mammalian-adaptive mutations in a rescued Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup. Virus Evol. 2020 Mar 18;6(1):veaa016..  Abstract  
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Avian influenza A viruses (IAVs) in different species of seals display a spectrum of pathogenicity, from sub-clinical infection to mass mortality events. Here we present an investigation of avian IAV infection ...

Shi C, Shi P, Yang X, Bao J, Qian Y, Shen Y. Person-to-Person Transmission of Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Among Family Members in Eastern China, 2016. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2020 Mar 27:1-6.  Abstract  
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OBJECTIVE: Human infections with avian influenza A (H7N9) virus are associated with exposure to poultry and live poultry markets, but the evidence of person-to-person transmission remains limited. This ...

Yang F, et al. Generation of neutralizing and non-neutralizing monoclonal antibodies against H7N9 influenza virus. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2020 Mar 20;9(1):664-675..  Abstract  
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The H7N9 viruses have been circulating for six years. The insertion of a polybasic cleavage site in the haemagglutinin (HA) protein of H7N9 has resulted in the emergence of a highly pathogenic (HP) avian ...