China´s Scientists Make Breakthrough on How H5N1 Influenza Occurred in the U.S.    
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Chinese scientists have found out how the H5N1 virus initially invades the mammary glands of dairy cattle and may have triggered the outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza across over 1,000 dairy farms in the ...

US: One human infection with an influenza A(H1N2) variant (v) virus was reported by Nebraska    
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One human infection with influenza A(H1N2) variant (v) virus was reported by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.The patient, who is This is the second human infection with a variant influenza ...

USDA: Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) in a Dairy Herd in Idaho    
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
On 12 May 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in a dairy herd ...

USDA: APHIS Updates Guidance on the Interstate Movement of Lactating Dairy Cattle    
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Cattle Moving Interstate From Unaffected States Do Not Have To Test for Highly Pathogenic Avian InfluenzaUSDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued updated guidance related to ...

USDA: Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) in Dairy Herds in Idaho    
submitted by kickingbird at 4 days ago from U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
On 11 May 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in twelve dairy ...

Qu, R., Yang, L., Li, S. et al. Disentangling the drivers and host-mediated global spread of H7 influenza A virus. Nat Commun (2026).  Abstract  
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Avian influenza H7 viruses pose a significant zoonotic and pandemic threat, yet their evolutionary dynamics, spatial transmission patterns, and host-specific roles remain underexplored. This study integrates ...

Hsiang Hong, etc.,al. [preprint]A Panel of Human Monoclonal Antibodies for Tracking the Antigenic Evolution of Influenza H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.14.725215.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 14 hours ago from https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.14.725215
The ongoing panzootic of clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 influenza has resulted in widespread infection of birds, mammals, and livestock, underscoring the need for tools to interpret its real-time evolution. Here, ...

Johanna A. Harvey, etc.,al. Feathers and flu: identifying data gaps in avian influenza host dynamics to prioritize wildlife conservation. Wildlife Monographs.  Abstract  
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) have had disastrous, worldwide effects on wild birds and domestic poultry since the emergence of the A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996 (Gs/GD/96) lineage. The currently ...

Marandino A, Tomás G, Panzera Y, Uriarte V, Russi. Reassortant High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses During the Reemergence in Uruguay Suggest Increasing Genetic Diversity in South America. Viruses. 2026; 18(5):558.  Abstract  
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 viruses of the goose/Guangdong (Gs/GD) lineage have driven a global panzootic since 2020, with clade 2.3.4.4b establishing sustained transmission in wild birds. ...

Zhuang, Y., Chen, L., Qin, C. et al. A nanobody-based proteolysis-targeting chimera offers broad-spectrum protection against diverse influenza virus infections. Sig Transduct Target Ther 11, 182 (2026).  Abstract  
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Influenza A viruses continue to pose a major threat to global public health. In addition to H1N1 and H3N2 subtypes causing seasonal epidemics that result in an estimated 3–5 million severe cases and 290,000–650,000 ...