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 ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic influenza a viruses (infection with H5N1) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) China (People´s Rep. of)    
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General information Report type: immediate notification Disease type: H5N1 Started on: 20 Nov 2021 Confirmed on: 25 Nov 2021 Reported on: 30 Nov 2021 Species: common shelduck Causal agent: Highly pathogenic ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry)(H5N5), Iran    
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Summary Report type: immediate notification Started: 23 Oct 2021 Confirmed: 28 Oct 2021 Reported: 23 Nov 2021 Reason for notification: recurrence Last occurrence: 9 Sep 2021 Causal agent: Highly pathogenic ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with H5N1) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-), India    
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Summary Report type: immediate notification Started: 6 Nov 2021 Confirmed: 11 Nov 2021 Reported: 26 Nov 2021 Reason for notification: recurrence Last occurrence: 30 Sep 2020 Causal agent: Highly pathogenic ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with H5N8) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-), Japan    
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General information Report type: immediate notification Started:19 Nov 2021 End Date:19 Nov 2021 Confirmed on: 22 Nov 2021 Reported on: 24 Nov 2021 Last occurrence: 30 Jun 2021 Reason for notification: ...

Hu J, Peng P, Li J, Zhang Q, Li R, Wang X, Gu M, H. Single Dose of Bivalent H5 and H7 Influenza Virus-Like Particle Protects Chickens Against Highly Pathogenic H5N1 and H7N9 Avian Influenza Viruses. Front Vet Sci. 2021 Nov 11;8:774630.  Abstract  
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Both H5N1 and H7N9 subtype avian influenza viruses cause enormous economic losses and pose considerable threats to public health. Bivalent vaccines against both two subtypes are more effective in control ...

Spencer S, Chung JR, Belongia EA, Sundaram M, Meec. Impact of diabetes status on immunogenicity of trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in older adults. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2021 Dec 3.  Abstract  
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Individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus experience high rates of influenza virus infection and complications. We compared the magnitude and duration of serologic response to trivalent influenza vaccine ...

Kuroda Y, Okada A, Shimoda H, Miwa Y, Watamori A,. Influenza A virus infection in domestic ferrets. Jpn J Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 30.  Abstract  
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Ferrets are animals that are known to be susceptible to influenza A virus (IAV) infection. To evaluate the risk of IAV transmission from diseased ferrets to humans, we performed a serosurvey to detect ...

Luo S, Xie Z, Li M, Li D, Xie L, Huang J, Zhang M,. Survey of low pathogenic avian influenza viruses in live poultry markets in Guangxi Province, Southern China, 2016-2019. Sci Rep. 2021 Dec 1;11(1):23223.  Abstract  
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Low pathogenic avian influenza viruses (LPAIVs) have been widespread in poultry and wild birds throughout the world for many decades. LPAIV infections are usually asymptomatic or cause subclinical symptoms. ...

Wu XX, Tang SJ, Yao SH, Zhou YQ, Xiao LL, Cheng LF. The viral distribution and pathological characteristics of BALB/c mice infected with highly pathogenic Influenza H7N9 virus. Virol J. 2021 Nov 29;18(1):237.  Abstract  
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Background: The highly pathogenic Influenza H7N9 virus is believed to cause multiple organ infections. However, there have been few systematic animal experiments demonstrating the virus distribution after ...