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 ...

US: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed in Walworth County and Jefferson County in Wisconsin    
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from DATCP
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection today announced a detection of HPAI in a commercial poultry flock in Walworth and Jefferson counties. DATCP and the U.S. Department ...

UK: Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England    
submitted by kickingbird at 6 days ago from GOV.UK
3 March 2026Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed at a premises near Pickering, Thirsk and Malton, Yorkshire on 3 March 2026. A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone were ...

US: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed in Dane County in Wisconsin    
submitted by kickingbird at 7 days ago from DATCP
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard poultry flock in Dane County. DATCP and ...

GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu continues to circulate in the United States    
submitted by kickingbird at 8 days ago from GISAID
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 ...

Porto-Fett, A.C.S., Alvarez-Narvaez, S., Vinayamoh. Inactivation of Avian Influenza Virus in Raw Milk Kefir. Food Environ Virol 18, 13 (2026).  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 40 minute(s) ago from Food Environ Virol 18, 13 (2026)
Both highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) and its viral RNA have been detected in raw milk during the ongoing outbreak in dairy cows. While pasteurization effectively inactivates the virus in ...

Vázquez-Pérez, J.A., Becerril-Vargas, E., Ramírez‐. Emergence of a novel reassorted high pathogenicity avian influenza A(H5N2) virus associated with severe pneumonia in a young adult. Sci Rep (2026).  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 41 minute(s) ago from Sci Rep (2026)
Infection of backyard and poultry with low pathogenicity avian influenza LPAI A(H5N2) viruses has occurred in Mexico since 1994, and the first human infection caused by this influenza virus was detected ...

TONG Qi, etc.,al. Pathogenicity and Transmissibility of Novel Reassortant H6 Subtype Avian Influenza Viruses in Chickens. Chinese Journal of Veterinary Medicine 2026, 62(3).  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 15 hours ago from Chinese Journal of Veterinary Medicine 2026, 62(3)
Since October 2025, suspected avian influenza cases have been successively reported in chicken flocks across several provinces in Eastern China. Affected chickens included yellow-feathered broilers, white-feathered ...

WPRO. Avian Influenza Weekly Update # 1036: 06 March 2026. WHO.  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 1 days ago from WHO
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. ...

Li, Y., Qiao, Y., Zhan, Y. et al. Mapping global avian influenza risk patterns through waterbird activity entropy. Nat Commun (2026).  Abstract  
submitted by kickingbird at 1 days ago from Nat Commun (2026)
Avian influenza viruses (AIV) pose a major zoonotic threat with pandemic potential. Waterbirds facilitate AIV spillovers into farm animals and humans through exposure and virus reassortment. Here, we propose ...