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 ...

USCDC: CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update March 19, 2025    
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CDC has been responding to the public health challenge posed by a multistate outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, or "H5N1 bird flu," in dairy cows, poultry, and other animals in the United States ...

US: H7N9 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Diagnosed in Mississippi Poultry Flock    
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The Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH) has been notified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory that poultry from a commercial broiler breeder chicken flock ...

USFDA: Update on Ongoing Research Exploring if Aging Raw Milk Cheese Can Reduce or Eliminate Viable H5N1 Virus    
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March 14, 2025Interim Results from FDA 60-day Aged Raw Milk Cheese Research Don’t Detect H5N1 in Samples Collected to DateBeginning in December 2024, the FDA initiated an assignment sampling 60-day aged ...

Canada: Highly pathogenic avian influenza in Ontario, March 13, 2025    
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in Lambton County, Ontario, in commercial poultry.

Turner HM, Fuller AK, Twining JP, Hitchener GR, Fa. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Exposure and Infection in Free-Ranging Bobcats (Lynx rufus) in New York, USA. J Wildl Dis. 2025 Mar 19.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 16 hours ago from J Wildl Dis. 2025 Mar 19
Highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza A virus (HP H5N1) cases in wild mammals have been increasing globally. Carnivora has been the most affected mammal order; however, the extent of morbidity and mortality ...

Wong JY, Cheung JK, Presanis AM, De Angelis D, Iul. Assessing the impact of influenza epidemics in Hong Kong. J Infect Dis. 2025 Mar 19:jiaf140.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 16 hours ago from J Infect Dis. 2025 Mar 19:jiaf140
Background: Assessing the impact of influenza epidemics provides useful information to assess both population and healthcare system burden and can inform prevention and control measures for seasonal epidemics, ...

Jones JC, Andreev K, Fabrizio TP, Bowman AS, Govor. Baloxavir improves disease outcomes in mice after intranasal or ocular infection with Influenza A virus H5N1-contaminated cow´s milk. Nat Microbiol. 2025 Mar 17.  Abstract  
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Testing approved antivirals against A(H5N1) influenza viruses circulating in peridomestic species, including dairy cows, is critical to public health and pre-pandemic planning. It cannot be tested in humans ...

Taaffe J, Zhong S, Goldin S, Rawlings KS, Cowling. An overview of influenza H5 vaccines. Lancet Respir Med. 2025 Mar 13:S2213-2600(25)00052.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from Lancet Respir Med. 2025 Mar 13:S2213-2600(25)00052
Pandemic influenza remains a significant global health threat, as signalled by the circulation and cross-species transmission of avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses from the clade 2.3.4.4b, including among ...

Zedan HT, Alziftawi T, Abdalla A, Yassine HM. Seroprevalence of influenza A H1N1 and influenza D viruses in ruminants in Qatar. One Health. 2025 Feb 26;20:101005.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from One Health. 2025 Feb 26;20:101005
Background: Influenza is among the most common viruses affecting humans and many animals worldwide. While influenza A (IAV) and D (IDV) viruses are associated with respiratory disease in humans and animals, ...