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 ...

USCDC Confirms Three Human Cases of H5 Bird Flu Among Colorado Poultry Workers    
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July 25, 2024 – Three additional human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) (“H5 bird flu”) virus infection have been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...

China: A human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) reported in Anhui Province    
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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health of Hong Kong S.A.R is (July 25) closely monitoring a human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) on the Mainland, and again urged the public ...

AAAP Summary Position on H5N1 (July 2024)    
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The American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP) works to advance science-based knowledge, expertise, and education on poultry health, welfare, and food safety. To minimize the impact of genotype ...

USFDA: Class 2 Device Recall CDC, Influenza A/H5 Subtyping Kit    
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Date Initiated by Firm April 26, 2024Date Posted June 27, 2024Recall Status1 Open3, ClassifiedRecall Number Z-2220-2024Recall Event ID 94739510(K)Number K200370 Product Classification Influenza A and ...

Gautier Richard, etc.,al. [preprint]Major change in swine influenza virus diversity in France owing to emergence and widespread dissemination of a newly introduced H1N2 1C genotype in 2020. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.25.605108.  Abstract  
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Swine influenza A viruses (swIAV) are a major cause of respiratory disease in pigs worldwide, presenting significant economic and health risks. These viruses can reassort, creating new strains with varying ...

Javed Riaz, Rachael A. Orben, Amandine Gamble,. Coastal connectivity of marine predators over the Patagonian Shelf during the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak. Ecography, 22 July 2024.  Abstract  
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Animal movement and population connectivity are key areas of uncertainty in efforts to understand and predict the spread of infectious disease. The emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) ...

Palme Diana I, Lang Juliane, Helke Dajana, Kuryshk. Strain-dependent variations in replication of European clade 2.3.4.4b influenza A(H5N1) viruses in bovine cells and thermal inactivation in semi-skimmed or whole milk. Euro Surveill. 2024;29(30):pii=2400436.  Abstract  
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Cattle were once thought to be resilient to avian influenza virus (AIV) infections, until the recent widespread influenza A(H5N1) virus infections in dairy cattle in several states in the Unites Stares ...

Schmitz A, Pertusa M, Le Bouquin S, Rousset N, Ogo. Natural and Experimental Persistence of Highly Pathogenic H5 Influenza Viruses in Slurry of Domestic Ducks, with or without Lime Treatment. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2020 Nov 24;86(24):e02288-.  Abstract  
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Infections by A/H5 and A/H7 avian influenza viruses (AIVs) can cause acute disease and are therefore notifiable in poultry and wild birds. During winter 2015-2016, several cases of infection caused by ...

Ahrens AK, Selinka HC, Mettenleiter TC, Beer M, Ha. Exploring surface water as a transmission medium of avian influenza viruses - systematic infection studies in mallards. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2022 Dec;11(1):1250-1261.  Abstract  
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Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) are an abundant anseriform migratory wild bird species worldwide and an important reservoir for the maintenance of low pathogenicity (LP) avian influenza viruses (AIV). They ...