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 ...

Technical Update: Summary Analysis of the Genetic Sequence of a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Identified in a Child in California    
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December 10, 2024 – As previously reported, CDC, in partnership with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), confirmed a human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus (H5N1 bird flu) in ...

China: Human cases of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in Guizhou province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region    
submitted by kickingbird at 2 days ago from Avian Influenza Report Vol 20, Number 49
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: An one-year-old girl with onset on November 18, 2024.Guizhou Province: An one-year-old girl with onset on October 28, 2024.

GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu continues to take its toll in the United States, also affecting British Columbia    
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Clade 2.3.4.4b of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus causing outbreaks in wild and domestic birds around the world, continues to spread in dairy cows, poultry and other animals across the ...

Canada: Highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 in British Columbia, December 6, 2024    
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 in the City of Chilliwack, British Columbia, in commercial poultry.The CFIA has advised the World ...

Suarez DL, Goraichuk IV, Killmaster L, Spackman E,. Testing of retail cheese, butter, ice cream and other dairy products for highly pathogenic avian influenza in the US. J Food Prot. 2024 Dec 9:100431.  Abstract  
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The recent outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cows has created public health concerns about the potential of consumers being exposed to live virus from commercial dairy products. ...

Borkenhagen LK, Runstadler JA. Examining the Influenza A Virus Sialic Acid Binding Preference Predictions of a Sequence-Based Convolutional Neural Network. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2024 Dec;18(12):e7.  Abstract  
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Background: Though receptor binding specificity is well established as a contributor to host tropism and spillover potential of influenza A viruses, determining receptor binding preference of a specific ...

Joao Paulo Portela Catani, etc.,al. [preprint]The antigenic landscape of N1 neuraminidase in human influenza A virus strains isolated between 2009 and 2020. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.10.627724.  Abstract  
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The clinical burden caused by influenza can be mitigated by the prophylactic use of seasonal influenza vaccines. Their immunogen composition is revised biannually to optimally match the antigenic drift ...

Djurdjevi? B, Petrovi? T, Gajdov V, Vidanovi? D, V. Natural infection of common cranes (Grus grus) with highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Serbia. Front. Vet. Sci. 11:1462546.  Abstract  
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ntroduction: The late autumn epizootic of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) subtype H5N1 in Serbia in 2023 caused massive mortality in the migratory population of common cranes (Grus ...

Bennett-Laso B, Berazay B, Mu?oz G, Ariyama N, Enc. Confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in skuas, Antarctica 2024. Front. Vet. Sci. 11:1423404.  Abstract  
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From December 2023 to March 2024, a surveillance program aiming to detect Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was conducted on Antarctica territories, specifically at Fildes Peninsula (King George ...