China: Jiangxi reported a human H9N2 case during surveillance    
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 11, 2016 from Jiangxi HFPC
The Health and Family Planning Commission of Jiangxi Province reported a human H9N2 case during routine Influenza-Like Illness surveillance. The patient, Surname Ouyang, 4-year-old female,lived in Pingxiang ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza(H5N6),China (People´s Rep. of)    
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 2, 2016 from OIE
Information received on 31/08/2016 from Dr Zhang Zhongqui, Director General , China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People´s Rep. ...

China: Yunnan report a human H9N2 case during surveillance    
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 30, 2016 from Yunnan PHFPC
The Yunnan Provincial HFPC announced on 26th, Aug that during the surveillance for Influenza and Unknown Pneumonia cases during the epidemic season of respiratory diseases, a sample tested positive for ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,United States of America(H5N2)    
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 30, 2016 from OIE
Information received on 26/08/2016 from Dr John Clifford, Official Delegate, Chief Trade Advisor, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, United ...

WHO: Influenza update - 270    
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 28, 2016 from WHO
22 August 2016, - Update number 270, based on data up to 07 August, 2016  Summary Influenza activity varied in countries of ...

ISHIKAWA H, Fukui T, Ino S, Sasaki H, et al. Influenza virus infection causes neutrophil dysfunction through reduced G-CSF production and an increased risk of secondary bacteria infection in the lung. Virology. 2016 Sep 12;499:23-29..  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 9 days ago from Virology. 2016 Sep 12;499:23-29.
The immunological mechanisms of secondary bacterial infection followed by influenza virus infection were examined. When mice were intranasally infected with influenza virus A and then infected with P. ...

DEJESUS E, Costa-Hurtado M, Smith D, Lee DH, et al. Changes in adaptation of H5N2 highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 clade 2.3.4.4 viruses in chickens and mallards. Virology. 2016 Sep 12;499:52-64.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 9 days ago from Virology. 2016 Sep 12;499:52-64
H5N2 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses caused a severe poultry outbreak in the United States (U.S.) during 2015. In order to examine changes in adaptation of this viral lineage, the infectivity, ...

PARK S, Lee I, Kim JI, Bae JY, et al.. Effects of HA and NA glycosylation pattern changes on the transmission of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in guinea pigs. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2016 Sep 6.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 9 days ago from Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2016 Sep 6
Avian influenza H7N9 virus has posed a concern of potential human-to-human transmission by resulting in seasonal virus-like human infection cases. To address the issue of sustained human infection with ...

Jiang L, etc.,al. Cross-reactive antibodies against H7N9 and H5N1 avian influenza viruses in Thai population. Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol. 2016 Aug 16..  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 11 days ago from Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol. 2016 Aug 16.
BACKGROUND: Avian influenza H5N1 and H7N9 viruses have jumped across species from avian to humans and become a threat to public health. Not much is known about pre-existing cross-reactive antibodies ...

Zhou J, Wu J, Zeng X, Huang G, Zou L, Song Y, Gopi. Isolation of H5N6, H7N9 and H9N2 avian influenza A viruses from air sampled at live poultry markets in China, 2014 and 2015. Euro Surveill. 2016;21(35):pii=30331..  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 5, 2016 from Euro Surveill. 2016;21(35):pii=30331.
Zoonotic infections by avian influenza viruses occur at the human–poultry interface, but the modes of transmission have not been fully investigated. We assessed the potential for airborne and fomite transmission ...