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 ...

China: H9N2 human case reported in Fujian    
submitted by kickingbird at 4 days ago from Avian Influenza Report(Vol 16, No.21)
A ten-month-old boy in Fujian province, with onset of symptoms on 4th May, 2020.

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza(H5N8), Iraq    
submitted by kickingbird at 11 days ago from OIE
Information received on 19/05/2020 from Dr Thamer Al-Khafaji, Director General, Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Baghdad, Iraq Summary Report type Immediate notification Date ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza(H5N5), Chinese Taipei    
submitted by kickingbird at 12 days ago from OIE
Summary Report type Follow-up report No. 15 Date of start of the event 09/09/2019 Date of confirmation of the event 13/09/2019 Report date 18/05/2020 Date submitted to OIE 18/05/2020 Reason ...

China: H9N2 human cases reported in Hunan and Guangdong    
submitted by kickingbird at 15 days ago from Avian Influenza Report(Vol 16, No.19)
Two human cases of H9N2 AIV infections were reported: 1) A three-year-old girl in Guangdong province, with onset of symptoms on 22th March, 2020. 2) A five-year-old girl in Hunan province, ...

Belser JA, Sun X, Brock N, et al. Mammalian Pathogenicity and Transmissibility of Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza H7N1 and H7N3 Viruses Isolated From North America in 2018. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2020;9(1):1037‐1045.  Abstract  
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ABSTRACTLow pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) H7 subtype viruses are infrequently, but persistently, associated with outbreaks in poultry in North America. These LPAI outbreaks provide opportunities for ...

Li YH, Hu CY, Cheng LF, et al. Highly Pathogenic H7N9 Avian Influenza Virus Infection Associated With Up-Regulation of PD-1/PD-Ls Pathway-Related Molecules. Int Immunopharmacol. 2020;85:106558.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 4 days ago from Int Immunopharmacol. 2020;85:106558
To investigate the main transcriptional and biological changes of human host during low and highly pathogenic avian H7N9 influenza virus infection and to analyze the possible causes of escalated virulence ...

Li L, Dai H, Nguyen AP, Hai R, Gu W. Influenza A Virus Utilizes Non-Canonical Cap-Snatching to Diversify Its mRNA/ncRNA. RNA. 2020;rna.073866.119..  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 5 days ago from RNA. 2020;rna.073866.119.
Influenza A virus (IAV) utilizes cap-snatching to obtain host capped small RNAs for priming viral mRNA synthesis, generating capped hybrid mRNAs for translation. Previous studies have been focusing on ...

Chen Y, Cheng J, Xu Z, Hu W, Lu J. Live Poultry Market Closure and Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Infection in Cities of China, 2013-2017: An Ecological Study. BMC Infect Dis. 2020;20(1):369.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 5 days ago from BMC Infect Dis. 2020;20(1):369
Background: Previous studies have proven that the closure of live poultry markets (LPMs) was an effective intervention to reduce human risk of avian influenza A (H7N9) infection, but evidence is limited ...

Fukuyama S, Iwatsuki-Horimoto K, Kiso M, et al. Pathogenesis of Influenza A(H7N9) Virus in Aged Non-Human Primates. J Infect Dis. 2020;jiaa267.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 8 days ago from J Infect Dis. 2020;jiaa267
The avian influenza A(H7N9) virus has caused high mortality in humans, especially in the elderly; however, little is known about the mechanistic basis for this. In this study, we employed non-human primates ...