China´s Scientists Make Breakthrough on How H5N1 Influenza Occurred in the U.S.    
submitted by kickingbird at Jul, 9, 2025 from CASAD
Chinese scientists have found out how the H5N1 virus initially invades the mammary glands of dairy cattle and may have triggered the outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza across over 1,000 dairy farms in the ...

Australia: H5 bird flu testing update    
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
10 August 2026 Testing at CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) has confirmed a further 11 positive detections in South Australia.The new confirmed cases are all in wild seabirds, including ...

Australia: H5 bird flu testing update    
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
9 August 2026 Testing at CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) has confirmed a further 5 positive detections of H5 bird flu in South Australia, all in greater crested terns at Carpenter ...

Australia: H5 bird flu testing update    
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
8 August 2026 Testing at CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) has confirmed a further 2 positive detections in New South Wales, one greater crested tern near Narooma and one greater ...

Australia: H5 bird flu testing update    
submitted by kickingbird at 4 days ago from Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
8 August 2026 Testing at CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) has confirmed a further 28 positive detections in South Australia.The new confirmed cases are all in wild seabirds, including ...

Hautefeuille C, Mu?oz F, Dauphin G, Peyre M, Gouta. Risk assessment of transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 viruses into French broiler and layer farms from other poultry sectors. Prev Vet Med. 2026 Aug 1;256:106981.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 17 hours ago from Prev Vet Med. 2026 Aug 1;256:106981
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 viruses are a major threat to the French poultry sector. All sectors are affected and virus transmission between sectors has been reported. The objective of ...

Thirion M, Stelfox AJ, Chenavier F, Chomat H, Isel. Nucleocapsid-like cryoEM structure of influenza B virus. PLoS Pathog. 2026 Aug 10;22(8):e101444.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 21 hours ago from PLoS Pathog. 2026 Aug 10;22(8):e101444
Influenza viruses belong to the Orthomyxoviridae family, they are categorized into four types: A, B, C, and D. Influenza B viruses co-circulate annually with influenza A strains during seasonal flu epidemics ...

Ríos Carrasco M, Guerreiro Cabana MF, Kovács E, Du. Acquisition of specific human respiratory tract binding by 2.3.4.4b H5N1 hemagglutinins requires multiple mutations. J Virol. 2026 Aug 10:e0106526.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 21 hours ago from J Virol. 2026 Aug 10:e0106526
It has been suggested that the hemagglutinin of the human-infecting cattle-derived 2.3.4.4b virus A/Texas/34 H5N1 (H5TX) requires only one mutation, namely Q226L, to switch from binding avian-type to human-type ...

Rytlewski K, Dunn A, O’Halloran A, et al. Effectiveness of Oseltamivir in Hospitalized Children With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza, 2014-2023. JAMA Pediatr.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 22 hours ago from JAMA Pediatr
Importance: National organizations recommend antiviral treatment for hospitalized children with influenza; however, use in this setting has recently declined. Studies of oseltamivir effectiveness in children ...

Committee on Infectious Diseases. Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children, 2026-2027: Technical Report. Pediatrics. 2026 Aug 10.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 22 hours ago from Pediatrics. 2026 Aug 10
This technical report accompanies the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics for the routine use of influenza vaccine and antiviral medications in the prevention and treatment of influenza ...