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 ...

New Zealand: H7N6 in Otago – situation update 3 December 2024    
submitted by kickingbird at 20 hours ago from MPI, New Zealand
Biosecurity New Zealand continues to work closely with Mainland Poultry following the detection of a high pathogenic strain of avian influenza, H7N6, at one of its commercial egg farms in rural Otago."Testing ...

Canada: Final update on human avian influenza case in B.C.    
submitted by kickingbird at 9 days ago from Government of British Columbia
An extensive, multi-agency public-health investigation into an avian influenza case involving a B.C. teenager has identified no additional cases nor evidence of human-to-human transmission.The goals of ...

USCDC: confirms H5N1 Bird Flu Infection in a Child in California    
submitted by kickingbird at 13 days ago from USCDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) (H5N1 bird flu) in a child in California. This is the first reported avian influenza H5 ...

GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu continues to take its toll in the United States, also affecting British Columbia in Canada    
submitted by kickingbird at 14 days ago from GISAID
Clade 2.3.4.4b of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus causing outbreaks in wild and domestic birds around the world, continues to spread in dairy cows, poultry and other animals across the ...

PAHO. Epidemiological Alert Human Cases of Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in the Americas Region - 3 December 2024. PAHO.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 20 hours ago from PAHO
Human cases of avian influenza A(H5) have been reported in the Americas Region since 2022, with an increase in the last two months, including some cases for which the source of infection is unknown. Given ...

Yang K, Nizami S, Hu S, Zou L, Deng H, Xie J, Guo. Genetic diversity of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N6 and H5N8 viruses in poultry markets in Guangdong, China, 2020~2022. J Virol. 2024 Dec 4:e0114524.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 22 hours ago from J Virol. 2024 Dec 4:e0114524
H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses of the A/Goose/Guangdong/1/96 (Gs/Gd) lineage continue to evolve and cause outbreaks in domestic poultry and wild birds, with sporadic spillover infections ...

Hidano A, Koeut D, Holt H, Leung W, Krean S, Chhim. Transmission of Swine Influenza A Viruses along Pig Value Chains, Cambodia, 2020~2022. Emerg Infect Dis. 2024;30(12):2669-2673.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Emerg Infect Dis. 2024;30(12):2669-2673
We analyzed >4,000 pig samples from slaughterhouses in Cambodia and found higher influenza A seroprevalence (40.0%) and prevalence (1.5%) among pigs from commercial farms than smallholder farms (seroprevalence ...

Tosheva II, Filaire F, Rijnink WF, de Meulder D, v. Influenza A(H5N1) shedding in air corresponds to transmissibility in mammals. Nat Microbiol. 2024 Dec 2.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Nat Microbiol. 2024 Dec 2
An increase in spillover events of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses to mammals suggests selection of viruses that transmit well in mammals. Here we use air-sampling devices to continuously ...

Guilfoyle K, Mirolo M, van Amerongen G, van der Ne. Susceptibility of calf lung slice cultures to H5N1 influenza virus. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2024 Dec 3:2432368.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Emerg Microbes Infect. 2024 Dec 3:2432368
The current outbreak of HPAI H5N1 virus infections in dairy cattle in the USA underscores the need for easily accessible methods to rapidly assess host susceptibility for infection with known and emerging ...