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 ...

New Zealand: bird flu situation update    
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Date: 17 July 2026Work on the ground will step up after confirmation today a single Kāhu, swamp harrier hawk, which was found in the Wairarapa, is the second bird in New Zealand confirmed to have H5 bird ...

Australia: H5 bird flu testing update    
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
17 July 2026 Testing at CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness has confirmed two presumed positive results for petrels, one found at Parry Beach in Denmark on Western Australia’s south coast ...

USDA: Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) in Dairy Herds in Idaho    
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
On 14 July 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in three dairy ...

USDA: Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) in Dairy Herds in Utah    
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
On 13 July 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in four dairy ...

Min Liu, etc.,al. [preprint]Bovine-derived H5N1 influenza virus efficiently infects lactating swine via the mammary gland. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.07.18.739312.  Abstract  
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Since 2024, highly pathogenic influenza A(H5N1) viruses have spread extensively among U.S. dairy cattle, where they replicate efficiently in the mammary gland and are shed at high titers in milk. To directly ...

Zhou Guan, etc.,al. Global Region-Specific Influenza Early Warning by Establishing an Epidemic Intensity Threshold System: A Modeling Study. Front. Public Health.  Abstract  
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Background: Influenza exhibits marked geographical heterogeneity in epidemic patterns, yet there is no globally standardized approach for determining epidemic thresholds. This study aimed to establish ...

Hachung Yoon, Kyoungsook Kim, Keesung Hong. Biosecurity deficiencies in HPAI-affected poultry farms in Korea, 2020/2021–2024/2025 seasons. Front. Vet. Sci., 17 July 2026.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 1 days ago from Front. Vet. Sci., 17 July 2026
Introduction: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) remains a persistent threat to poultry production systems despite reinforced biosecurity measures. This study aimed to characterize biosecurity deficiencies ...

Sherif Ibrahim, etc.,al. Evaluation of serologic assays for detection and quantification of influenza antibodies in milk samples from H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus infected dairy cows. Front. Vet. Sci..  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 1 days ago from Front. Vet. Sci.
Since the confirmation of H5N1 HPAI virus in US dairy cattle on March 25, 2024, the bovine HPAI outbreak has continued with more than 1,000 confirmed herds in 19 states reported as of April 2, 2026. To ...

Cynthia Lucero-Obusan, etc.,al. Activating Laboratory Surveillance Response to the Threat of H5N1 Influenza in the Veterans Health Administration, 2024-2025. Front. Public Health.  Abstract  
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Introduction: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) mobilized and adapted its established national infrastructure to enhance influenza surveillance during 2024-2025 highly pathogenic avian influenza ...