China´s Scientists Make Breakthrough on How H5N1 Influenza Occurred in the U.S.    
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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 ...

Canada: Milk sampling and testing for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)    
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As part of the Government of Canada's One Health approach, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and Health Canada, is taking proactive ...

Australia: H5 bird flu events    
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As of 4pm AEST, 4 September 2026, Australia has 484 positive events of H5 bird flu in wildlife. 10 in Western Australia (WA) 271 in South Australia (SA) 22 in New South Wales (NSW) 2 in Queensland (QLD) ...

Australia: H5 bird flu events    
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As of 4pm AEST, 3 September 2026, Australia has 479 positive events of H5 bird flu in wildlife. 10 in Western Australia (WA) 271 in South Australia (SA) 20 in New South Wales (NSW) 2 in Queensland (QLD) ...

Australia: H5 bird flu events    
submitted by kickingbird at 5 days ago from Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
As of 4pm AEST, 2 September 2026, Australia has 468 positive events of H5 bird flu in wildlife. 10 in Western Australia (WA) 263 in South Australia (SA) 20 in New South Wales (NSW) 2 in Queensland (QLD) ...

El Taweel, A., Gomaa, M., Moatasim, Y. et al. Partial protection of commercial H5 avian influenza vaccines to clade 2.3.4·4b H5N1 and H5N8 avian influenza infections in chickens. Poult. Sci. Manag. 3, 22 (2026).  Abstract  
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BackgroundAvian influenza viruses (AIVs) continue to cause substantial economic losses to the poultry industry and pose a significant burden on global public health systems. The increasing diversity and ...

Congcong Wang, etc.,al. Clade 2.3.4.4b H5 subtype avian influenza viruses circulating in wild birds continue to spread into domestic waterfowl in China. Journal of Integrative Agriculture.  Abstract  
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The clade 2.3.4.4b H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has triggered an unprecedented global panzootic since 2020. We previously reported that the clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 viruses rapidly formed 16 different ...

An Y, Cai M, Zhao C, Zhang M, Wu X, Huang W, Zhou. Consensus H3N2 HA immunogens incorporating key antigenic mutations elicit broad-spectrum neutralising responses. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2026 Sep 7:2731497.  Abstract  
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Seasonal influenza A/H3N2 poses a significant public health burden due to its rapid antigenic evolution, necessitating frequent vaccine updates. This study systematically analysed the antigenic evolution ...

Lu Y, Chen J, Xiao H, Li J, Wang H, Liang T, Wang. ATG13 Promotes K63-Linked Polyubiquitination of MAVS via ASB1 to Restrict Influenza A Virus Replication. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2026 Sep 7:2731501.  Abstract  
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Autophagy-associated protein 13 (ATG13) plays a pivotal role in regulating the assembly of the autophagy initiation complex. However, the function and mechanism of action of ATG13 during influenza virus ...

Martin Beukema, etc.,al. [preprint]Antibody profiles across H5N1 and previously circulating viruses are highly dynamic and age- and imprint- independent. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.08.26.26361396.  Abstract  
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The increasing incidence of H5N1 influenza virus transmission from animal species to humans has heightened concerns about an imminent H5N1 pandemic. Prior studies using recombinant hemagglutinin and neuraminidase ...