China: CHP notified of human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Guangxi    
submitted by kickingbird at Aug, 21, 2018 from Hong Kong Governmental News
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (August 20) received notification of an additional human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Guangxi from the National Health ...

OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), United States of America    
submitted by kickingbird at 6 days ago from OIE
Information received on 12/09/2018 from Dr John Clifford, Official Delegate, Chief Trade Advisor, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, United ...

OIE: Equine influenza, Colombia    
submitted by kickingbird at 11 days ago from OIE
Information received on 07/09/2018 from Dr Luis Humberto Martínez Lacouture, Gerente General, Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA), Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, Bogotá ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Chinese Taipei    
submitted by kickingbird at 14 days ago from OIE
Information received on 05/09/2018 from Dr Tai-Hwa Shih, Chief Veterinary Officer, Deputy Director General, Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine Council of Agriculture ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds), Germany    
submitted by kickingbird at 16 days ago from OIE
Information received on 04/09/2018 from Dr. Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Dirigentin and Chief Veterinary Officer , Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Bundesministerium für Ern?hrung und ...

Astill J, etc.,al. A Comparison of Toll-Like Receptor 5 and 21 Ligands as Adjuvants for a Formaldehyde Inactivated H9N2 Avian Influenza Virus Vaccine in Chickens. Viral Immunol. 2018 Sep 15..  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 10 hours ago from Viral Immunol. 2018 Sep 15.
Low pathogenic avian influenza virus (AIV) infection in chickens can result in economic losses and has impacts on human health. Poultry vaccination is a tool that can be used to decrease infection and ...

Poolkhet C, etc.,al. Exponential random graph models to evaluate the movement of backyard chickens after the avian influenza crisis in 2004~2005, Thailand. Prev Vet Med. 2018 Oct 1;158:71-77..  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 10 hours ago from Prev Vet Med. 2018 Oct 1;158:71-77.
The aim of this study was to use exponential random graph models (ERGMs) to explain networks of movement of backyard chickens in provinces which had been hotspots for avian influenza outbreaks in Thailand ...

Phillips AM, etc.,al. Destabilized adaptive influenza variants critical for innate immune system escape are potentiated by host chaperones. PLoS Biol. 2018 Sep 17;16(9):e3000008.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 10 hours ago from PLoS Biol. 2018 Sep 17;16(9):e3000008
The threat of viral pandemics demands a comprehensive understanding of evolution at the host-pathogen interface. Here, we show that the accessibility of adaptive mutations in influenza nucleoprotein at ...

Zhu W, Yang L, Shu Y. Did the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Viruses Emerged in China Raise Increased Threat to Public Health?. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2018 Sep 15.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 10 hours ago from Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2018 Sep 15
The low pathogenic avian influenza A(H7N9) viruses (LPAI) were first identified in 2013 and have continued to infect humans since then. It was reported in February 2017 that the LPAI H7N9 virus has evolved ...

Treurnicht FK, etc.,al. Replacement of neuraminidase inhibitor susceptible influenza A(H1N1) with resistant phenotype in 2008 and circulation of susceptible influenza A and B viruses during 2009-2013, South Africa. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2018 Sep 14..  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 10 hours ago from Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2018 Sep 14.
BACKGROUND: Data on the susceptibility of influenza viruses from South Africa to neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) is scarce, and no extensive analysis was done.OBJECTIVES: We aimed to determine oseltamivir ...