WHO launches new global influenza strategy    
submitted by kickingbird at Mar, 12, 2019 from WHO
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 ...

US: H7N9 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Diagnosed in Mississippi Poultry Flock    
submitted by kickingbird at 17 hours ago from The Mississippi Board of Animal Health
The Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH) has been notified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory that poultry from a commercial broiler breeder chicken flock ...

USFDA: Update on Ongoing Research Exploring if Aging Raw Milk Cheese Can Reduce or Eliminate Viable H5N1 Virus    
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from U.S. Food & Drug Administration
March 14, 2025Interim Results from FDA 60-day Aged Raw Milk Cheese Research Don’t Detect H5N1 in Samples Collected to DateBeginning in December 2024, the FDA initiated an assignment sampling 60-day aged ...

Canada: Highly pathogenic avian influenza in Ontario, March 13, 2025    
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from Canadian Food Inspection Agency
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in Lambton County, Ontario, in commercial poultry.

US: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in a Commercial Pullet Flock in Buena Vista County in Iowa    
submitted by kickingbird at 4 days ago from Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardshi
(March 14, 2025) - The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected a case ...

Taaffe J, Zhong S, Goldin S, Rawlings KS, Cowling. An overview of influenza H5 vaccines. Lancet Respir Med. 2025 Mar 13:S2213-2600(25)00052.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 15 hours ago from Lancet Respir Med. 2025 Mar 13:S2213-2600(25)00052
Pandemic influenza remains a significant global health threat, as signalled by the circulation and cross-species transmission of avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses from the clade 2.3.4.4b, including among ...

Zedan HT, Alziftawi T, Abdalla A, Yassine HM. Seroprevalence of influenza A H1N1 and influenza D viruses in ruminants in Qatar. One Health. 2025 Feb 26;20:101005.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 18 hours ago from One Health. 2025 Feb 26;20:101005
Background: Influenza is among the most common viruses affecting humans and many animals worldwide. While influenza A (IAV) and D (IDV) viruses are associated with respiratory disease in humans and animals, ...

Mohammed Nooruzzaman, etc.,al. [preprint]Stability of influenza A H5N1 virus in raw milk cheese. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.13.643009.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 4 days ago from https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.13.643009
We evaluated the stability of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus in raw milk cheeses using a mini cheese model prepared with HPAI-spiked raw milk under varying pH levels (pH 6.6, 5.8 and ...

Octaviani, C.P., Huang, P., Bi-Hung, P. et al. Superior replication, pathogenicity, and immune evasion of a Texas dairy cattle H5N1 virus compared to a historical avian isolate. Sci Rep 15, 8797 (2025).  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 4 days ago from Sci Rep 15, 8797 (2025)
The current outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses of the H5N1 subtype clade 2.3.4.4b in dairy cattle in the United States has affected nearly 900 dairy farms and resulted in at least ...

Smith VA, Schall AR, Tomsho JW. Nonstructural Protein 1 of Influenza A (NS1A) Demonstrates Strain-Specific dsRNA Binding Capabilities. ACS Infect Dis. 2025 Mar 13.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 5 days ago from ACS Infect Dis. 2025 Mar 13
Nonstructural protein 1 of influenza A (NS1A) is a key virulence factor produced inside host cells infected with Influenza A Virus (IAV) and consists of an N-terminal dsRNA binding domain (RBD) and a C-terminal ...