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 ...

Scotland: Avian flu declaration near Kirriemuir, Angus on 10 January 2025    
submitted by kickingbird at 1 hours ago from The Scottish Government
Highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed at a premises near Kirriemuir, Angus on 10 January 2025. A 3 km Protection Zone (PZ) and 10 km Surveillance Zone (SZ) were declared.This means movement ...

GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu continues to take its toll in the United States    
submitted by kickingbird at 18 hours 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 ...

US: Presumptive Bird Flu Case Identified In San Francisco Resident    
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from SFDPH
The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) announced today that a presumptive case of H5N1 bird flu has been identified in a San Francisco resident. The individual is a child who experienced ...

US: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Oakland County Flock in Michigan    
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from MDARD
Following an investigation by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has detected the presence of highly pathogenic ...

Perry SS, Brice DC, Sakr AA, Kandeil A, DeBeaucham. Modulation of cytokeratin and cytokine/chemokine expression following influenza virus infection of differentiated human tonsillar epithelial cells. J Virol. 2025 Jan 10:e0146024.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 3 hours ago from J Virol. 2025 Jan 10:e0146024
The tonsils have been identified as a site of replication for Epstein-Barr virus, adenovirus, human papillomavirus, and other respiratory viruses. Human tonsil epithelial cells (HTECs) are a heterogeneous ...

Maria Rios Carrasco, etc.,al. [preprint]The Q226L mutation can convert a highly pathogenic H5 2.3.4.4e virus to bind human-type receptors. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.10.632119.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 3 hours ago from https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.10.632119
H5Nx viruses continue to wreak havoc in avian and mammalian species worldwide. The virus distinguishes itself by the ability to replicate to high titers and transmit efficiently in a wide variety of hosts ...

Jordan T. Ort, etc.,al. [preprint]Development of avian influenza A(H5) virus datasets for Nextclade enables rapid and accurate clade assignment. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.07.631789.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 18 hours ago from https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.07.631789
The ongoing panzootic of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) viruses is the largest in history, with unprecedented transmission to multiple mammalian species. Avian influenza A viruses of the ...

O.P. Zhirnov, A.I. Chernyshova. The Uncleaved Viral Hemagglutinin HA0 Increases Influenza A Virus Resistance to Thermal Pasteurization. Virology.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Virology
Two biological types of influenza virus are known and distinguished by the structure of the surface glycoprotein, hemagglutinin (HA). The noninfectious virions contain the uncleaved HA0 (80 kDa), whereas ...

Greco F, Ravenswater HM, Ruiz-Raya F, D´Avin. Asymptomatic infection and antibody prevalence to co-occurring avian influenza viruses vary substantially between sympatric seabird species following H5N1 outbreaks. Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 9;15(1):1435.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 9;15(1):1435
Emerging infectious diseases are of major concern to animal and human health. Recent emergence of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus (HPAIV) (H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b) led to substantial global mortality ...