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 ...

USCDC: A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update October 11, 2024    
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October 11, 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 ...

GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu Circulating in Dairy Cows in the United States    
submitted by kickingbird at 3 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 ...

US: CDC Confirms 3rd Human Case of H5 Bird Flu in California    
submitted by kickingbird at 4 days ago from USCDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a third human case of H5 bird flu in California. Like the two cases in that state confirmed last week, the person reported occupational ...

GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu Circulating in Dairy Cows in the United States    
submitted by kickingbird at 6 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 ...

Qin Li, etc.,al. Thin-film freeze-drying of an influenza virus hemagglutinin mRNA vaccine in unilamellar lipid nanoparticles with blebs. Journal of Controlled Release.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 10 hours ago from Journal of Controlled Release
Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines have revolutionized the fight against infectious diseases and are poised to transform other therapeutic areas. Lipid nanoparticles (LNP) represent the most successful delivery ...

Marcus Tong Zhen Wei, etc.,al. High glycaemic variability is associated with a reduced T cell cytokine response to influenza A virus. iScience.  Abstract  
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Diabetes mellitus significantly increases the risk of severe respiratory virus disease like influenza and COVID-19. Early evidence suggests that this susceptibility to respiratory viral disease is driven ...

Tian Y, Lu X, Xiao D, Zhou C.. Long-Lasting Chemiluminescence Based on Functionalized Multicolor Protein Capsules for Multiple Visualization Detection of Avian Influenza Virus Biomarkers. Anal Chem. 2024 Oct 11.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Anal Chem. 2024 Oct 11
Long-lasting chemiluminescence (CL) emissions are necessary for improving the detection accuracy and expanding the application scope. Here, we have synthesized three oil-in-water (O/W) multicolor protein ...

Joseph D. Trimarco, etc.,al. Fluorescent and bioluminescent bovine H5N1 influenza viruses for evaluation of antiviral interventions. Virology，10 Oct 2024.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Virology，10 Oct 2024
In early 2024, a clade 2.3.4.4b high pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus was detected in dairy cows and humans in the United States. Since then, it has spread to herds in at least 13 states and caused ...

María Ríos Carrasco, Andrea Gr?ne, Judith M. A. v. The mammary glands of cows abundantly display receptors for circulating avian H5 viruses. Virology， 10 Oct 2024.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Virology， 10 Oct 2024
Influenza A viruses (IAVs) from the H5N1 2.3.4.4b clade are circulating in dairy farms in the USA.; ruminants were presumed not to be hosts for IAVs. Previously, IAV-positive mammalian species were hunters ...