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 ...

China: A human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in Guangdong Province    
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from Avian Influenza Report Vol 20, Number 37
A three-year-old girl with onset on August 12, 2024 in Guangdong Province.

GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu Circulating in Dairy Cows in the United States    
submitted by kickingbird at 7 days ago from GISAID
The clade of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses causing outbreaks in wild and domestic birds around the world, is appearing in dairy farms across several U.S. states since at least April ...

USCDC: A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update September 13, 2024    
submitted by kickingbird at 7 days ago from USCDC
September 13, 2024 – CDC continues to respond to the public health challenge posed by a multistate outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, or "H5N1 bird flu," in dairy cows, poultry and other animals ...

US: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Shiawassee County Dairy Herd in Michigan    
submitted by kickingbird at 11 days ago from Agriculture & Rural Development of Michigan State
September 09, 2024Today, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Tim Boring announced the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a dairy herd from Shiawassee ...

Wang X, Walker G, Kim KW, Stelzer-Braid S, Scotch. The resurgence of influenza A/H3N2 virus in Australia after the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions during the 2022 season. J Med Virol. 2024 Sep;96(9):e29922.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 6 hours ago from J Med Virol. 2024 Sep;96(9):e29922
This study retrospectively analyzed the genetic characteristics of influenza A H3N2 (A/H3N2) viruses circulating in New South Wales (NSW), the Australian state with the highest number of influenza cases ...

Ricker R, Perea Lopez N, Terrones M, Loew M, Ghedi. Rapid and label-free influenza A virus subtyping using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy with incident-wavelength analysis. Biomed Opt Express. 2024 Aug 7;15(9):5081-5097..  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 6 hours ago from Biomed Opt Express. 2024 Aug 7;15(9):5081-5097.
Early virus identification is a key component of both patient treatment and epidemiological monitoring. In the case of influenza A virus infections, where the detection of subtypes associated with bird ...

Louis S, Mark-Carew M, Biggerstaff M, et al. Wastewater Surveillance for Influenza A Virus and H5 Subtype Concurrent with the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Outbreak in Cattle and Poultry and Associated Human Cases - United Stat. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2024;73:804–809.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 6 hours ago from MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2024;73:804–809
As part of the response to the highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus outbreak in U.S. cattle and poultry and the associated human cases, CDC and partners are monitoring influenza A virus levels ...

Dorji K, Klungthong C, Dorji T, Wangchuk T, Yuden. Epidemiology and genetic characterization of influenza viruses circulating in Bhutan in 2022. PLoS One. 2024 Sep 17;19(9):e0304849.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from PLoS One. 2024 Sep 17;19(9):e0304849
Introduction: Influenza (Flu) causes considerable morbidity and mortality globally, and in Bhutan, Flu viruses are a leading cause of acute respiratory infection and cause outbreaks during Flu seasons. ...

Sircy LM, Ramstead AG, Gibbs LC, Joshi H, Baessler. Generation of antigen-specific memory CD4 T cells by heterologous immunization enhances the magnitude of the germinal center response upon influenza infection. PLoS Pathog. 2024 Sep 16;20(9):e1011639.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from PLoS Pathog. 2024 Sep 16;20(9):e1011639
Current influenza vaccine strategies have yet to overcome significant obstacles, including rapid antigenic drift of seasonal influenza viruses, in generating efficacious long-term humoral immunity. Due ...