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 ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Vietnam    
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Information received on 20/05/2019 from Dr Dong Pham Van, Director General, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hano?, Vietnam ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Chinese Taipei    
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Information received on 15/05/2019 from Dr Wen-Jane Tu, Chief Veterinary Officer, Deputy Director General, Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture, ...

OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Chinese Taipei    
submitted by kickingbird at 6 days ago from OIE
Information received on 13/05/2019 from Dr Wen-Jane Tu, Chief Veterinary Officer, Deputy Director General, Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture, Executive ...

OIE: Equine influenza, Italy    
submitted by kickingbird at 14 days ago from OIE
Summary Report type Immediate notification Date of start of the event 04/02/2019 Date of confirmation of the event 15/02/2019 Report date 07/05/2019 Date submitted to OIE 07/05/2019 Reason ...

Wu JY, et al. Transmission Risk of Avian Influenza Virus along Poultry Supply Chains in Guangdong, China. J Infect. 2019 May 14..  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from J Infect. 2019 May 14.
OBJECTIVES: Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) poise significant risk to human health and the poultry industry. We evaluated the transmission risk along the poultry supply chain.METHODS: During October 2015 ...

Zhang W, et al. A hospital cluster combined with a family cluster of avian influenza H7N9 infection in Anhui Province, China. J Infect. 2019 May 14..  Abstract  
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OBJECTIVES: To identify human-to-human transmission of H7N9 avian influenza virus, we investigated a hospital cluster combined with family cluster in this study.METHODS: We obtained and analyzed clinical, ...

Bangaru S, et al. A Site of Vulnerability on the Influenza Virus Hemagglutinin Head Domain Trimer Interface. Cell. 2019 May 16;177(5):1136-1152.e18..  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Cell. 2019 May 16;177(5):1136-1152.e18.
Here, we describe the discovery of a naturally occurring human antibody (Ab), FluA-20, that recognizes a new site of vulnerability on the hemagglutinin (HA) head domain and reacts with most influenza A ...

Watanabe A, et al. Antibodies to a Conserved Influenza Head Interface Epitope Protect by an IgG Subtype-Dependent Mechanism. Cell. 2019 May 16;177(5):1124-1135.e16.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Cell. 2019 May 16;177(5):1124-1135.e16
Vaccines to generate durable humoral immunity against antigenically evolving pathogens such as the influenza virus must elicit antibodies that recognize conserved epitopes. Analysis of single memory B ...

Wu Y, Gao GF. "Breathing" Hemagglutinin Reveals Cryptic Epitopes for Universal Influenza Vaccine Design. Cell. 2019 May 16;177(5):1086-1088..  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Cell. 2019 May 16;177(5):1086-1088.
A universal vaccine against influenza remains a critical target, and efforts have recently focused on the stem of the hemagglutinin glycoprotein. In this issue of Cell and a related Cell Host & Microbe ...