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 ...

US: Statewide milk surveillance detects H5N1 at Stearns County dairy in Minnesota    
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H5N1 influenza has been confirmed in a Stearns County dairy herd from samples collected as part of Minnesota’s milk surveillance plan. The USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed the ...

Canada: Highly pathogenic avian influenza in Ontario, March 24, 2025    
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in Lambton County, Ontario, in commercial poultry.The CFIA has advised the World Organisation for Animal Health ...

UK: Bird flu (avian influenza) - latest situation in England    
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24 March 2025Influenza of avian origin (H5N1) has been detected in a sheep in England. The case was identified following routine surveillance of farmed livestock on a premises in Yorkshire where highly ...

UK: Bird flu (avian influenza) - latest situation in England    
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18 March 2025Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed at a premises in Daviot, near Inverness, Scotland (AIV 2025/30) on 18 March 2025. A 3km protection zone (PZ) and 10km surveillance ...

Ronja Piesche, etc.,al. [preprint]Immunogenicity and Protective Efficacy Against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus H5N1, Clade 2.3.4.4b, in Fattening Geese. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202503.0731.v1.  Abstract  
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Background/Objectives: The risk of introduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) in geese breeding and fattening flocks is heightened due to the necessity of free-range access to grazing ...

Iwatsuki-Horimoto K, Uraki R, Ito M, Wang T, Guan. Transmission of bovine H5N1 virus in a hamster model. J Virol. 2025 Mar 25:e0014725.  Abstract  
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Transmission among mammals of bovine highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 viruses, which have caused outbreaks in US dairy cattle, has been demonstrated in ferrets by our group (4, 5) and the ...

Li X, Li A, Qu F, Li Y, Chen F, Lv X, An Q, Fei M,. Evaluation of Global Distribution, Genetic Evolution, and Mammalian Infectivity and Pathogenicity of H13 and H16 Avian Influenza Viruses. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2025 Mar 25:2482695.  Abstract  
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H13 and H16 subtype avian influenza viruses (AIVs) typically infect Charadriiformes, are widely distributed throughout coastal regions worldwide, and pose a risk of spillover to mammals. Systematic research ...

Liu CC, Ru YX, Li HR, Liu DJ, Liu JY, Zhao SL, Wu. Soluble influenza H3 trimer proteins enhance the breadth and potency of antibody response. Int J Biol Macromol. 2025 Mar 19;307(Pt 4):142240.  Abstract  
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Seasonal influenza poses a continuing threat to public health. The effectiveness of the influenza vaccine varies across seasons, with protection against H3N2 being notably less reliable. A primary contributor ...

Chen C, Chen D, Du Y, Jiang D, Cao K, Yang M, Wu X. Global patterns and trends in deaths of influenza-associated lower respiratory infections from 1990 to 2019. Epidemiol Infect. 2025 Mar 24;153:e49.  Abstract  
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This study examined global trends in influenza-associated lower respiratory infections (LRIs) deaths from 1990 to 2019 using data from the GBD 2019. The annual percentage change (APC) and average annual ...