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 ...

GISAID: Data from India´s recent fatal human H5N1 case released    
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On 21 April 2025, the ICMR–National Institute of Virology in Pune, India released specimen data from a recent fatal human H5N1 case in India (EPI_ISL_19836227), belonging to clade 2.3.2.1a and clustering ...

WHO: Avian Influenza A(H5N1) - Mexico    
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Situation at a glanceOn 2 April 2025, the International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) for Mexico notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of the country’s first laboratory-confirmed ...

China: Three human cases of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in Guizhou Province, Henan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region    
submitted by kickingbird at 12 days ago from Avian Influenza Report Vol 21, Number 15
Guizhou Province:A 35-year-old woman with onset on March 10, 2025.Henan Province:A seven-year-old girl with onset on February 11, 2025.Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region:A five-year-old boy with onset on ...

UK: Bird flu (avian influenza) - latest situation in England    
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14 April 2025Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry at a seventh premises near Thirsk, Thirsk and Malton, Yorkshire (AIV 2025/43). A 3km protection zone and a ...

Broich, L., Wullenkord, H., Osman, M.K. et al. Single influenza A viruses induce nanoscale cellular reprogramming at the virus-cell interface. Nat Commun 16, 3846 (2025).  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 21 hours ago from Nat Commun 16, 3846 (2025)
During infection, individual virions trigger specific cellular signaling at the virus-cell interface, a nanoscale region of the plasma membrane in direct contact with the virus. However, virus-induced ...

Chang H, Zhao X, Jiang Z, Chen Y, Lao Z. A fluorometric and naked eye readable neuraminidase probe for influenza virus detection. Bioorg Chem. 2025 Apr 18;160:108495.  Abstract  
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Rapid diagnostic methods are crucial for effective influenza therapy and the prevention of flu pandemics. Neuraminidase (NA), a key protein on the surface of influenza virions, plays a vital role in the ...

Osman, M.K., Robert, J., Broich, L. et al. The bat influenza A virus subtype H18N11 induces nanoscale MHCII clustering upon host cell attachment. Nat Commun 16, 3847 (2025).  Abstract  
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Prior to the discovery of bat influenza A virus (IAV) subtypes H17N10 and H18N11, all IAVs were thought to bind sialic acid residues via hemagglutinin (HA) to mediate attachment and subsequent viral entry. ...

Thao-Quyen Nguyen et al. Emergence and interstate spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in dairy cattle in the United States. Science, 388,eadq0900(2025).  Abstract  
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INTRODUCTIONHighly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses have critical consequences for animal health and the agricultural economy—and may have pandemic potential. HPAI related to the goose/Guangdong ...

Elizabeth Billington, etc.,al. [preprint]Investigating Factors Driving Shifts in Subtype Dominance within H5Nx Clade 2.3.4.4b High-Pathogenicity Avian Influenza viruses. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.23.650244.  Abstract  
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H5Nx clade 2.3.4.4b high-pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) have decimated wild bird and poultry populations globally since the autumn of 2020. In the United Kingdom (UK) and in continental ...