PAHO. Epidemiological Alert Human Cases of Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in the Americas Region - 3 December 2024. PAHO. Abstract submitted by kickingbird at 18 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 21 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 ... | |