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 ...

China: A human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in Anhui Province    
submitted by kickingbird at 8 hours ago from CHP, Hong Kong S.A.R
Anhui Province: A 5-year-old boy with onset on November 13, 2021.

China: Eurasian Curlew carcass tests positive for H5 virus in Hong Kong    
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A carcass of a Eurasian Curlew found in the Mai Po Nature Reserve (MPNR) was suspected to be positive for the H5 avian influenza (AI) virus based on preliminary testing, a spokesman for the Agriculture, ...

OIE: High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses - Togo: poultry    
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General information Report type: immediate notification Started: 1 Jan 2022 Confirmed: 5 Jan 2022 Reported: 14 Jan 2022 Reason for notification: recurrence of an eradicated disease Last occurrence: 24 ...

China: Four human cases of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in Mainland    
submitted by kickingbird at 7 days ago from CHP, Hong Kong S.A.R
Jiangsu Province(Zhenjiang city):? A 7-year-old girl with onset on November 27, 2021.Hubei Province(Huanggang city):? A 3-year-old girl with onset on December 7, 2021.? A 3-year-old boy with onset on December ...

Taniguchi K, Ando Y, Kobayashi M, Toba S, Nobori H. Characterization of the In Vitro and In Vivo Efficacy of Baloxavir Marboxil against H5 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Infection. Viruses. 2022 Jan 8;14(1):111.  Abstract  
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Human infections caused by the H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) sporadically threaten public health. The susceptibility of HPAIVs to baloxavir acid (BXA), a new class of inhibitors for ...

Liao Y, Guo S, Liu G, Qiu Z, Wang J, Yang D, Tian. Host Non-Coding RNA Regulates Influenza A Virus Replication. Viruses. 2021 Dec 29;14(1):51.  Abstract  
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Outbreaks of influenza, caused by the influenza A virus (IAV), occur almost every year in various regions worldwide, seriously endangering human health. Studies have shown that host non-coding RNA is an ...

Chiapponi C, Prosperi A, Moreno A, Baioni L, Facci. Genetic Variability among Swine Influenza Viruses in Italy: Data Analysis of the Period 2017-2020. Viruses. 2021 Dec 28;14(1):47.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 16 hours ago from Viruses. 2021 Dec 28;14(1):47
Swine play an important role in the ecology of influenza A viruses (IAVs), acting as mixing vessels. Swine (sw) IAVs of H1N1 (including H1N1pdm09), H3N2, and H1N2 subtypes are enzootic in pigs globally, ...

Kang M, Zanin M, Wong SS. Subtype H3N2 Influenza A Viruses: An Unmet Challenge in the Western Pacific. Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Jan 12;10(1):112.  Abstract  
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Subtype H3N2 influenza A viruses (A(H3N2)) have been the dominant strain in some countries in the Western Pacific region since the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic. Vaccination is the most effective way ...

Chen Z, Zeng Y, Wei Y, Wang Q, Liu M, Zhang B, Liu. Influenza D virus Matrix protein 1 restricts the type I interferon response by degrading TRAF6. Virology. 2022 Jan 13;568:1-11.  Abstract  
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Influenza D virus (IDV) is an emerged virus that was first isolated in 2011 in the United States. Evidence suggests that IDV has broad host tropism and zoonotic potential. However, the immune evasion mechanism ...