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 ...

GISAID: Data from India´s recent fatal human H5N1 case released    
submitted by kickingbird at 7 days ago from GISAID
On 21 April 2025, the ICMR–National Institute of Virology in Pune, India released specimen data from a recent fatal human H5N1 case in India (EPI_ISL_19836227), belonging to clade 2.3.2.1a and clustering ...

WHO: Avian Influenza A(H5N1) - Mexico    
submitted by kickingbird at 12 days ago from WHO
Situation at a glanceOn 2 April 2025, the International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) for Mexico notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of the country’s first laboratory-confirmed ...

China: Three human cases of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in Guizhou Province, Henan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region    
submitted by kickingbird at 14 days ago from Avian Influenza Report Vol 21, Number 15
Guizhou Province:A 35-year-old woman with onset on March 10, 2025.Henan Province:A seven-year-old girl with onset on February 11, 2025.Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region:A five-year-old boy with onset on ...

UK: Bird flu (avian influenza) - latest situation in England    
submitted by kickingbird at 15 days ago from GOV.UK
14 April 2025Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in commercial poultry at a seventh premises near Thirsk, Thirsk and Malton, Yorkshire (AIV 2025/43). A 3km protection zone and a ...

Kasianov N, Sharshov K, Derko A, Sobolev I, Dubovi. Exploring Avian Influenza Viruses in Yakutia - The Largest Breeding Habitat of Wild Migratory Birds in Northeastern Siberia. Viruses. 2025; 17(5):632.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 19 hours ago from Viruses. 2025; 17(5):632
Yakutia, the largest breeding ground for wild migratory birds in Northeastern Siberia, plays a big role in the global ecology of avian influenza viruses (AIVs). In this study, we present the results of ...

Dehesh M, Gholamin S, Razavi S-M, Eskandari A, Vak. Influenza Vaccination and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Coronary Artery Diseases: A Placebo-Controlled Randomized Study, IVCAD. Vaccines. 2025; 13(5):472.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 19 hours ago from Vaccines. 2025; 13(5):472
Objectives: Influenza infection is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality; however, the effect of influenza vaccination on cardiovascular outcomes is not fully understood. This clinical ...

Sun, Hailiang et al. Genome-scale evolution and phylodynamics of swine influenza A viruses in China: a genomic epidemiology study. The Lancet Microbe.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 19 hours ago from The Lancet Microbe
BackgroundPigs are recognised as crucial intermediate hosts for the emergence of influenza viruses of pandemic potential. As the largest pork-producing nation, China hosts a complex ecosystem of swine ...

Xiaojian Zhang, Hua Shi, Ted M. Ross. Multivalent H3 COBRA-based influenza vaccine elicits enhanced immune response in a pre-immune elderly ferret model. Vaccine, 2025.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Vaccine, 2025
Influenza viruses cause significant mortality in humans, especially among people 65 years and older. The outbreaks of A(H3N2) influenza viruses or viruses of vaccine-mismatched strains are usually associated ...

Sara Ryding, Tobias A. Ross, Marcel Klaassen, Mich. Impacts of a Potential HPAI H5N1 Incursion on Australian Wildlife. Austral Ecology, 50: e70048.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Austral Ecology, 50: e70048
SummaryHPAI H5N1 has thus far affected more than 400 wild bird species and 40 mammal species globally since 2021, marking it an animal disease of unprecedented magnitude.The virus has not yet arrived in ...