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 ...

Australia: H5 bird flu events    
submitted by kickingbird at 14 hours ago from Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
As of 4pm AEST, 15 August 2026, Australia has 236 confirmed events of H5 bird flu in wild birds.10 in Western Australia (WA) 166 in South Australia (SA) 4 in New South Wales (NSW) 1 in Queensland (QLD) ...

GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu continues to circulate in the United States    
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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 ...

US: MDHHS confirms detection of influenza A H1N2 variant (swine flu) in Michigan resident    
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August 14, 2026 The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Kent County Health Department (KCHD) and Ionia County Health Department have identified a human case of influenza A H1N2 variant ...

Australia: H5 bird flu events    
submitted by kickingbird at 3 days ago from Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
As of 4pm AEST, 14 August 2026, Australia has 187 confirmed events of H5 bird flu in wild birds.10 in Western Australia (WA) 123 in South Australia (SA) 4 in New South Wales (NSW) 1 in Queensland (QLD) ...

M. C. Chiu, S. Zhang, C. Li, et al. Generation of Nasal Cell-Derived Human Alveolar Organoids and Organoid-Macrophage Assembloids for in Vitro Lung Modeling. Advanced Science (2026): e77093.  Abstract  
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We established robust protocols to generate physiological and functional alveolar organoids (nsoAlvO) from readily accessible and expandable nasal cell-derived organoids, and alveolar macrophages (monoAM) ...

Ding L, Chen S, Yu F-y, Chan KH, Fang Y, Mo PKH, W. Determinants of the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Uptake Among People Aged 50 Years or Above During and After the Pandemic: A Systematic Review. Vaccines. 2026; 14(8):705.  Abstract  
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Background/Objectives: Seasonal influenza vaccination (SIV) coverage remains suboptimal among adults aged ≥50 years, and the COVID-19 pandemic might influence the determinants of SIV uptake. This systematic ...

Giacomo De Conti, etc.,al. [preprint]A GIS-based framework for standardized environmental characterization in One-Health surveillance: a case study of HPAI monitoring in wetlands. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-10456544/v1.  Abstract  
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BackgroundThe Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) panzootic caused by H5 viruses of clade 2.3.4.4b is constantly re-shaping disease ecology in terms of spatio-temporal spread and host spectrum. Because ...

Bruno A, de Mora D, Olmedo M, Garcés J, Portugal D. First detection and transatlantic introduction of Influenza A(H3N2) subclade K (J.2.4.1) into Ecuador: insights from genomic sentinel surveillance. Front Public Health. 2026 Jul 31;14:1839338.  Abstract  
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Background: The rapid evolution of Influenza A(H3N2) requires constant global monitoring. This study analyzes the genomic characteristics and the first introduction of the emerging subclade K (J.2.4.1) ...

Denise I.T. Kuok, etc.,al. Assessment of influenza virus and coronavirus tropism, replication competence and disease severity in ex vivo and in vitro cultures of the human respiratory tract. Journal of General Virology 107, 002281 (2026) Jul.  Abstract  
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The emergence of animal influenza viruses circulating in poultry and human populations poses a significant public health threat, yet current risk assessment tools that connect surveillance data to human ...