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 ...

GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu Circulating in Dairy Cows in the United States    
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The 2.3.4.4b clade of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus causing outbreaks in wild and domestic birds around the world, continues to spread in dairy farms across the United States since ...

USCDC confirms two human cases of avian influenza in Franklin Co.    
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Washington State Department of Health
All cases were poultry workers exposed to infected birds, no evidence of human-to-human transmissionOLYMPIA – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that two people who had ...

USCDC: Report on Missouri H5N1 Serology Testing    
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Topline Summary of FindingsIn August 2024, healthcare providers in Missouri had a patient who had gastrointestinal symptoms with a history of chronic respiratory illness. The person was hospitalized and ...

GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu Circulating in Dairy Cows in the United States    
submitted by kickingbird at 5 days ago from GISAID
The 2.3.4.4b clade of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus causing outbreaks in wild and domestic birds around the world, continues to spread in dairy farms across the United States since ...

Yuting Xu, etc.,al. The Novel 2.3.4.4b H5N6 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses Isolated From Wild Birds in 2023 Posing a Potential Risk to Human Health. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases.  Abstract  
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The highly pathogenic avian influenza 2.3.4.4b H5 viruses have been a cause for concern recently, as they have been responsible for continuous outbreaks since 2021. In China, the H5N6 subtype has been ...

Katherine H Haman, etc.,al. A comprehensive epidemiological approach documenting an outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus clade 2.3.4.4b among gulls, terns, and harbor seals in the Northeastern Pacific. Zoological Medicine.  Abstract  
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b continue to have unprecedented global impacts on wild birds and mammals, with especially significant mortality observed in colonial ...

Ye-Ram Seo, etc.,al. Genetic and pathological analysis of hooded cranes (Grus monacha) naturally infected with clade 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus in South Korea during 2022-2023. Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 24 hours ago from Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5Nx viruses of the A/Goose/Guangdong/1/1996 (Gs/Gd) lineage have caused substantial economic losses in the poultry industry and represent a significant ...

Qu R, Chen M, Chen C, Cao K, Wu X, Zhou W, Qi J, M. Risk distribution of human infections with avian influenza A (H5N1, H5N6, H9N2 and H7N9) viruses in China. Front. Public Health. 12:1448974.  Abstract  
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Background: This study aimed to investigate epidemiologic characteristics of major human infection with avian influenza and explore the factors underlying the spatial distributions, particularly H5N6 and ...

Alkie TN, Nasheri N, Romero-Barrios P, Catford A,. Effectiveness of pasteurization for the inactivation of H5N1 influenza virus in raw whole milk. Food Microbiol. 2025 Jan;125:104653.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Food Microbiol. 2025 Jan;125:104653
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) clade 2.3.4.4b H5Nx viruses continue to cause episodic incursions and have been detected in more than 12 taxonomic orders encompassing more than 80 avian species, ...