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 ...

WHO: Disease Outbreak News [H5N8 detected in human clinical specimens in Russia]    
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On 18 Feb 2021, the National IHR Focal Point for the RussianFederation notified WHO of detection of avian influenza A(H5N8) in 7human clinical specimens. These are the 1st reported detections ofavian influenza ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N8), Sweden    
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Information received on [and dated] 25 Feb 2021 from Dr HakanHenrikson, chief veterinary officer, Swedish Board of Agriculture,Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Jonkoping, SwedenSummaryReport type: ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N8), Afghanistan    
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Information received on [and dated] 24 Feb 2021 from Dr Ahmad MukhtarMuhseni, Animal Health Director, General Directorate of Livestock andAnimal Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock,Dara-ul-Aman, ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N8), Estonia    
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SummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 17 Feb 2021Date of confirmation of the event: 18 Feb 2021Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease Causal agent: ...

Mitchell PK, Cronk BD, Voorhees IEH, Rothenheber D. Method comparison of targeted influenza A virus typing and whole-genome sequencing from respiratory specimens of companion animals. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2020 Nov 24:1040638720933875.  Abstract  
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Epidemics of H3N8 and H3N2 influenza A viruses (IAVs) in dogs, along with recognition of spillover infections from IAV strains typically found in humans or other animals, have emphasized the importance ...

Chan CP, Lee SS, Wong NS. Adherence of nurses to annual seasonal influenza vaccination over a five-year period. J Hosp Infect. 2021 Feb 25:S0195-6701(21)00076-1.  Abstract  
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Background: Influenza poses infection threats to healthcare workers (HCW) and the risk of nosocomial transmission. Sustained adherence to seasonal influenza vaccination uptake annually is important in ...

Lu J, Yang Z, Karawita AC, Bunte M, Chew KY, Pegg. Limited evidence for the role of environmental factors in the unusual peak of influenza in Brisbane during the 2018-2019 Australian summer. Sci Total Environ. 2021 Feb 19;776:145967.  Abstract  
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Objective: To explore the contribution of environmental factors in the unusual pattern of influenza activity observed in Brisbane, Australia during the summer of 2018-2019.Methods: Distributed lag nonlinear ...

Elfaki Y, Robert PA, Binz C, Falk CS, Bruder D, Pr. Influenza A virus-induced thymus atrophy differentially affects dynamics of conventional and regulatory T cell development in mice. Eur J Immunol. 2021 Feb 26.  Abstract  
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Foxp3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells, which are crucial for maintenance of self-tolerance, mainly develop within the thymus, where they arise from CD25+ Foxp3- or CD25- Foxp3+ Treg cell precursors. Although ...

Li X, Xie S, Jiang X, Li Z, Xu L, Wen K, Zhang M,. Emergence of one novel reassortment H3N8 avian influenza virus in China, originating from North America and Eurasia. Infect Genet Evol. 2021 Feb 24:104782.  Abstract  
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