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 ...

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 ...

WHO: Avian Influenza A(H5N1) - Cambodia    
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Between 1 January and 1 July 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) was notified by Cambodia’s International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) of 11 laboratory-confirmed cases of human ...

Cambodia: Human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus    
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From 20 to 26 June 2025, three new cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus were reported to WHO in the Western Pacific Region, all from Cambodia. Two cases were reported in Takeo Province: ...

UK: Bird flu (avian influenza) - latest situation in England    
submitted by kickingbird at Jun, 25, 2025 from GOV.UK
24 June 2025Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises in Wales near Glyn Ceiriog, Wrexham (AIV 2025/49).A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance ...

Cunningham MW, Brown J, Hardman R, Loerzel S, Klue. Outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Influenza A Virus infection in Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus), USA, 2022. J Wildl Dis. 2025 Jul 11.  Abstract  
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Mortalities in Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) caused by A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996 2.3.4.4b lineage highly pathogenic (HP) influenza A virus (IAV) H5N1 (HP H5N1) were detected in Florida, USA, on 14 February ...

Song Y, Zhang X, Ji J, Li L, Zhou Y, Ren G, Lv S,. Genetic characteristics analysis of influenza A(H1N1) virus in Jiaxing, China, in the postepidemic era. BMC Infect Dis. 2025 Jul 10;25(1):905.  Abstract  
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Background: Following the lifting of COVID-19 pandemic control measures, a progressive increase in influenza A virus activity, particularly the H1N1 subtype, has been observed in Jiaxing. This study systematically ...

Mosaad Z, Hagag NM, Elsayed MM, Mady WH, Zanaty AM. Isolation, characterization and phylogenetic analyses of avian influenza A (H9N2) viruses isolated from poultry between 2019 and 2023 in Egypt. BMC Vet Res. 2025 Jul 11;21(1):455.  Abstract  
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The current study aimed to investigate the genetic characterization and evolution of low pathogenic avian influenza virus H9N2 in Egypt. Ten H9N2 viruses were recently isolated from samples collected between ...

Neira V, Ariyama N, Castillo-Torres PN, Brito B, M. Genetic Characterization of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b, Antarctica, 2024. Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Jul 9;31(8).  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Jul 9;31(8)
In 2024, we sequenced highly pathogenic avian influenza virus A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b genomes isolated from 5 brown skuas from James Ross Island, Antarctica. Phylogenetic analysis suggested the virus reached ...

Seo YR, Cho AY, Kim DJ, Si YJ, Jeong HS, Lee SW, S. Transmission Dynamics of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) and A(H5N6) Viruses in Wild Birds, South Korea, 2023-2024. Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Jul 9;37(8).  Abstract  
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We analyzed 15 cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) clade 2.3.4.4b virus infections detected in wild birds in South Korea during September 2023-March 2024. We isolated and sequenced 8 H5N1 ...