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 08/08/2019 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 06/08/2019 from Dr Wen-Jane Tu, Chief Veterinary Officer, Deputy Director General, Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture, ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Chinese Taipei    
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 1, 2019 from OIE
Information received on 29/07/2019 from Dr Wen-Jane Tu, Chief Veterinary Officer, Deputy Director General, Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture, ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Mexico    
submitted by kickingbird at Jul, 30, 2019 from OIE
Summary Report type Follow-up report No. 7 Date of start of the event 06/03/2019 Date of confirmation of the event 10/03/2019 Report date 26/07/2019 Date submitted to OIE 27/07/2019 Reason ...

Wan H, et al. The neuraminidase of A(H3N2) influenza viruses circulating since 2016 is antigenically distinct from the A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 vaccine strain. Nat Microbiol. 2019 Aug 12..  Abstract  
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A(H3N2) virus predominated recent influenza seasons, which has resulted in the rigorous investigation of haemagglutinin, but whether neuraminidase (NA) has undergone antigenic change and contributed to ...

Eom G, et al. Diagnosis of Tamiflu-Resistant Influenza Virus in Human Nasal Fluid and Saliva using Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering. ACS Sens. 2019 Aug 13..  Abstract  
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Influenza viruses cause respiratory infection, spread through respiratory secretions and are shed into the nasal secretion and saliva specimens. Therefore, nasal fluid and saliva are effective clinical ...

Ang JC, et al. Comparative Immunogenicity of the 2014-2015 Northern Hemisphere Trivalent IIV and LAIV against Influenza A Viruses in Children. Vaccines (Basel). 2019 Aug 12;7(3)..  Abstract  
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Both inactivated influenza vaccines (IIV) and live-attenuated influenza vaccines (LAIV) have been recommended for administration to children. Children are a high-risk group for severe influenza, and a ...

Zhao Y, et al. Airborne transmission may have played a role in the spread of 2015 highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in the United States. Sci Rep. 2019 Aug 13;9(1):11755..  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Sci Rep. 2019 Aug 13;9(1):11755.
The unprecedented 2015 outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N2 in the U.S. devastated its poultry industry and resulted in over $3 billion economic impacts. Today HPAI continues eroding ...

Biuso F, et al. Use of lentiviral pseudotypes as an alternative to reassortant or Triton X-100-treated wild-type Influenza viruses in the neuraminidase inhibition enzyme-linked lectin assay. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2019 Sep;13(5):504.  Abstract  
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BACKGROUND: Formulation of neuraminidase (NA) within influenza vaccines is gaining importance in light of recent human studies. The enzyme-linked lectin assay (ELLA) is considered a reliable assay to evaluate ...