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 (H5N8), Estonia    
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SummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 17 Feb 2021Date of confirmation of the event: 18 Feb 2021Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease Causal agent: ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N8), Iran    
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Information received on 16/02/2021 from Dr Ali Safar Maken Ali, Head, Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO), Ministry of Jihad-e- Agriculture, Tehran, Iran SummaryReport typeFollow-up report No. 5Date of ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N8), Japan    
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Information received on 18/02/2021 from Dr Norio Kumagai, Director, Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, ...

OIE: Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with H5N8) (non-poultry including wild birds), Sweden    
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Information received on 18/02/2021 from Dr Hakan Henrikson, Chief Veterinary Officer, Swedish Board of Agriculture, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, J?nk?ping, Sweden SummaryReport typeFollow-up ...

Xiao Y, Yang F, Liu F, Yao H, Wu N, Wu H. Development and application of a real-time RT-PCR assay to rapidly detect H2 subtype avian influenza A viruses. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2021 Feb 22:1040638721994810.  Abstract  
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The H2 subtypes of avian influenza A viruses (avian IAVs) have been circulating in poultry, and they have the potential to infect humans. Therefore, establishing a method to quickly detect this subtype ...

Bullard BL, Corder BN, DeBeauchamp J, Rubrum A, Ko. Epigraph hemagglutinin vaccine induces broad cross-reactive immunity against swine H3 influenza virus. Nat Commun. 2021 Feb 22;12(1):1203.  Abstract  
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Influenza A virus infection in swine impacts the agricultural industry in addition to its zoonotic potential. Here, we utilize epigraph, a computational algorithm, to design a universal swine H3 influenza ...

Parys A, Vandoorn E, King J, Graaf A, Pohlmann A,. Human Infection with Eurasian Avian-Like Swine Influenza A(H1N1) Virus, the Netherlands, September 2019. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Mar;27(3):939-943.  Abstract  
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We report a zoonotic infection of a pig farmer in the Netherlands with a Eurasian avian-like swine influenza A(H1N1) virus that was also detected in the farmed pigs. Both viruses were antigenically and ...

Shriner SA, Root JJ, Ellis JW, Bentler KT, VanDale. Influenza A virus surveillance, infection, and antibody persistence in snow geese (Anser caerulescens). Transbound Emerg Dis. 2021 Feb 23.  Abstract  
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Some snow geese (Anser caerulescens) migrate between Eurasia and North America and exhibit high seroprevalence for influenza A viruses (IAVs). Hence, these birds might be expected to play a role in intercontinental ...

Chen S, Quan K, Wang H, Li S, Xue J, Qin T, Chu D,. A Live Attenuated H9N2 Avian Influenza Vaccine Prevents the Viral Reassortment by Exchanging the HA and NS1 Packaging Signals. Front Microbiol. 2021 Feb 4;11:613437.  Abstract  
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The H9N2 avian influenza virus is not only an important zoonotic pathogen, it can also easily recombine with other subtypes to generate novel reassortments, such as the H7N9 virus. Although H9N2 live attenuated ...