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: A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update July 26, 2024    
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In this week's Spotlight, we confirm three additional cases of H5 bird flu in poultry farm workers at a second poultry farm in Colorado, for a total of 13 human cases since April 2024. All three people ...

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 ...

Coyle J, Bagdasarian N, Eckel S, Kuo J, Stobierski. Notes from the Field: Health Monitoring, Testing, and Case Identification Among Persons Exposed to Influenza A(H5N1) - Michigan, 2024. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Jul 25;73(29):656-.  Abstract  
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On March 25, 2024, a Texas dairy farm detected highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus in cows. The outbreak widely spread after interstate cow movement. During March 25–June 17, animals ...

Montano Valle DLN, Berezowski J, Delgado-Hernández. Modeling transmission of avian influenza viruses at the human-animal-environment interface in Cuba. Front Vet Sci. 2024 Jul 11;11:1415559.  Abstract  
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Introduction: The increasing geographical spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) is of global concern due to the underlying zoonotic and pandemic potential of the virus and its economic ...

de Vos CJ, Elbers ARW. Quantitative Risk Assessment of Wind-Supported Transmission of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus to Dutch Poultry Farms via Fecal Particles from Infected Wild Birds in the Environment. Pathogens. 2024 Jul 8;13(7):571.  Abstract  
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A quantitative microbial risk assessment model was developed to estimate the probability that the aerosolization of fecal droppings from wild birds in the vicinity of poultry farms would result in the ...

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. High pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) in Great Britain and Europe. UKHSA.  Abstract  
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Since our last outbreak assessment on 1 April 2024, there have been no reports of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5 clade 2.3.3.4b in domestic poultry in Great Britain (England, Scotland 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 ...