China´s Scientists Make Breakthrough on How H5N1 Influenza Occurred in the U.S.    
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Chinese scientists have found out how the H5N1 virus initially invades the mammary glands of dairy cattle and may have triggered the outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza across over 1,000 dairy farms in the ...

China: A human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in Yunnan Province    
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From 15 to 21 May 2026, one new case of human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) virus was reported to WHO in the Western Pacific Region. The case is a male child from Yunnan Province, China, with ...

Canada: Highly pathogenic avian influenza in Saskatchewan, May 15, 2026    
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Rural Municipality of Usborne No. 310, Saskatchewan, in non-commercial non-poultry.The CFIA has advised ...

Canada: Highly pathogenic avian influenza in Alberta, May 16, 2026    
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in Starland County, Alberta, in commercial poultry.The CFIA has advised the World Organisation for Animal Health ...

Norway: First detection of bird flu in polar bears in Svalbard    
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The Veterinary Institute has detected avian influenza in a one-year-old polar bear and an adult walrus in Raudfjorden in northern Spitsbergen. This is the first time the virus has been detected in a polar ...

Kieran Dee, etc.,al. [preprint]Understanding the emergence of the influenza A/H3N2 K subclade in its historical and evolutionary context. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.21.726823.  Abstract  
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The emergence in 2025/26 of the influenza A/H3N2 K substrain (H3N2/K) was the cause of significant public health concern. This genetically divergent virus was assessed to have a strongly decreased reactivity ...

Taehee Chang, Sangyi Lee, Jin Il Kim, Kyung-Duk Mi. [preprint]Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5 Virus Introductions and Regional Spread in the Republic of Korea. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.21.726857.  Abstract  
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses from clade 2.3.4.4 have caused recurrent outbreaks in poultry since 2014. In the Republic of Korea, clade 2.3.4.4b viruses have driven five epidemic waves, ...

Bojarzyn, C.R., Bie?, N., Behrens, M. et al. The activation of the metabolic oxaloacetate-pyruvate axis restores influenza A virus replication during impaired glycolysis. Virol J (2026).  Abstract  
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Viruses strongly depend on the host cell for efficient replication and influenza A virus (IAV) amongst others also lead to remarkable changes of the host cell metabolism. The restriction of virus replication ...

Tommaso Felicetti, etc.,al. Streamlined Synthesis and Structure–Activity Relationship Analysis of 2-Amidothiophene-3-Carboxamides Targeting Influenza Polymerase PA-PB1 Heterodimerization. ChemMedChem.  Abstract  
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Influenza viruses remain a major global health threat due to their rapid evolution and ability to evade current therapies. Among viral targets, the PA–PB1 interface of the RNA polymerase complex has emerged ...

WPRO. Avian Influenza Weekly Update # 1046: 22 May 2026. WHO.  Abstract  
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Avian influenza subtype A(HxNy) normally spreads in birds but can also infect humans. Human infections are primarily acquired through direct contact with infected poultry or contaminated environments. ...