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 ...

US: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Shiawassee County Dairy Herd in Michigan    
submitted by kickingbird at 4 days ago from Agriculture & Rural Development of Michigan State
September 09, 2024Today, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Tim Boring announced the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a dairy herd from Shiawassee ...

USCDC: Confirms Human H5 Bird Flu Case in Missouri    
submitted by kickingbird at 7 days ago from USCDC
September 6, 2024 -- CDC has confirmed a human case of avian influenza A(H5) ("H5 bird flu") reported by the state of Missouri. The case was identified through that state's seasonal flu surveillance system. ...

WHO: Influenza A(H1N1) variant virus - Viet Nam    
submitted by kickingbird at 8 days ago from WHO
Situation at a glanceOn 19 August 2024, the Viet Nam National Focal Point (NFP) for International Health Regulations (IHR) notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of a laboratory-confirmed human case ...

WHO: Avian Influenza A(H5N1) - Cambodia    
submitted by kickingbird at 11 days ago from WHO
Situation at a glanceOn 20 August 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) was notified by the country’s International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) of a laboratory-confirmed case ...

Michelle Wille and others. Contrasting dynamics of two incursions of low pathogenicity avian influenza virus into Australia. Virus Evolution, veae076.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 1 days ago from Virus Evolution, veae076
The current panzootic of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus H5N1 demonstrates how viral incursions can have major ramifications for wildlife and domestic animals. Herein, we describe the recent incursion ...

Marchi S, Bruttini M, Milano G, Manini I, Chironna. Prevalence of Influenza B/Yamagata Viruses From Season 2012/2013 to 2021/2022 in Italy as an Indication of a Potential Lineage Extinction. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2024 Sep;18(9):e13.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2024 Sep;18(9):e13
Background: Influenza B/Yamagata viruses exhibited weak antigenic selection in recent years, reducing their prevalence over time and requiring no update of the vaccine component since 2015. To date, no ...

Sharmada Swaminath, etc.,al. [preprint]Efficient genome replication in influenza A virus requires NS2 and sequence beyond the canonical promoter. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.10.612348.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.10.612348
Influenza A virus encodes promoters in both the sense and antisense orientations. These support the generation of new genomes, antigenomes, and mRNA transcripts. Using minimal replication assays—transfections ...

Hailey Robertson, etc.,al. [preprint]Understanding Ecological Systems Using Knowledge Graphs: An Application to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.05.611483.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.05.611483
Ecological systems are complex. Representing heterogeneous knowledge about ecological systems is a pervasive challenge because data are generated from many subdisciplines, exist in disparate sources, and ...

Tisza MJ, Hanson BM, Clark JR, Wang L, Payne K, Ro. Sequencing-Based Detection of Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Wastewater in Ten Cities. N Engl J Med. 2024 Sep 11.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from N Engl J Med. 2024 Sep 11
Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses are virulent members of the H5 and H7 subtypes of influenza A virus, cause systemic disease in avian species, and incur substantial costs to agricultural production ...