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 ...

USCDC: Avian Influenza A(H5N1) U.S. Situation Update and CDC Activities    
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April 26, 2024 – CDC continues to respond to the public health challenge posed by a multistate outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, or “A(H5N1) virus” in dairy cows and other animals in the U.S. ...

USCDC: Urgent field correction notice    
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The H5b component may fail to amplify, resulting in inconclusive result with CDC's human influenza virus real-time RT-PCR diagnostic panel influenza A/H5 subtyping kit.

Joint FAO/WHO/WOAH preliminary assessment of recent influenza A(H5N1) viruses    
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During 2020, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b viruses arose from previously circulating influenza A(H5Nx) viruses and spread predominantly via migratory birds to many parts ...

Primers and probes for H5 and N1 qRT-PCR detection [CNIC]    
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CNICH5-Forward 5’-TGG AAA GYG TRA GAA AYG GRA CRT-3’CNICH5-Reverse 5’-YRC TAR GGA ACY CGC CAC TG-3’CNICH5-probe 5’-TAY CCB CAS TAT TCA GAR GAA GC-3’AN1 Forward 5’-TAY AAC TCA AGG TTT GAG TCT GTY GCT ...

Valenzuela-Sánchez F, Valenzuela-Méndez B, Rodrígu. Latest developments in early diagnosis and specific treatment of severe influenza infection. J Intensive Med. 2023 Dec 19;4(2):160-174.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 8 hours ago from J Intensive Med. 2023 Dec 19;4(2):160-174
Influenza pandemics are unpredictable recurrent events with global health, economic, and social consequences. The objective of this review is to provide an update on the latest developments in early diagnosis ...

Qui NH, Thu NTA, Linh NT. Factors affecting highly pathogenic avian influenza vaccination practices at poultry farms in Tra Vinh, Vietnam. Open Vet J. 2024 Mar;14(3):794-804.  Abstract  
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Background: The increased number of cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) as a zoonosis has raised concerns in terms of poultry and human health. Farmers' preventive practices are an effective ...

Madelyn Krunkosky, etc.,al. Establishment of Swine Primary Nasal, Tracheal, and Bronchial Epithelial Cell Culture Models for the Study of Influenza Virus Infection. Journal of Virological Methods.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 1 days ago from Journal of Virological Methods
We established primary porcine nasal, tracheal, and bronchial epithelial cells that recapitulate the physical and functional properties of the respiratory tract and have the ability to fully differentiate. ...

Gonzalo Tomás, etc.,al. Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus infections in pinnipeds and seabirds in Uruguay: implications for bird-mammal transmission in South America. Virus Evolution, veae031.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 1 days ago from Virus Evolution, veae031
The highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses of the clade 2.3.4.4b have caused unprecedented deaths in South American wild birds, poultry, and marine mammals. In September 2023, pinnipeds and seabirds ...

Se-Hee An, Na-Yeong Kim, etc.,al. Development and evaluation of a multiplex real-time RT-PCR assay for simultaneous detection of H5, H7, and H9 subtype avian influenza viruses. Journal of Virological Methods.  Abstract  
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H5, H7 and H9 are the major subtypes of avian influenza virus (AIV) that cause economic losses in the poultry industry and sporadic zoonotic infection. Early detection of AIV is essential for preventing ...