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🚨 After a pediatric H5N1 case, US labs increased flu subtyping using H1/H3 rapid test like FilmArray Respiratory Panel. Many “non-subtyped” results aren’t H5N1 but low viral loads or assay limits. Using Ct values for smarter triage can reduce strain #H5N1 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

.World Health Organization (WHO) has almost 800 Collaborating Centres across the world, which help us to advance health research, scientific evidence and policy implementation that save lives. Their continuing support and partnership with WHO is admirable and invaluable. Thank you!

.PLOS One: Amplicon sequencing of pasteurized retail dairy enables genomic surveillance of #H5N1 avian influenza virus in United States cattle Andrew J. Lail et al bit.ly/4kGUNdF

New from Wildlife Health Australia: AviFluMap — an online tool for assessing H5 bird flu risk in wild birds across Australia. Developed with Deakin Uni & BirdLife Australia, it’s a great example of cross-sector collaboration in action. Check it out 👉hpairisk.deakin.edu.au

In the latest issue! The recency and geographical origins of the bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 dlvr.it/TLMxcn

🦠 New study: The host matters! H9 avian influenza viruses show little gene segment coevolution, until they infect humans. This flexibility in birds may fuel reassortment & the rise of pandemic threats. 📄 Jones & Lakdawala, 2025 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jv…

As the collaborating centre of World Organisation for Animal Health, we’re thrilled to launch our 8th annual course on viral bioinformatics & genomics! Welcome speech by MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research director Emma Thomson & head of Bioinformatics Robertson 🧬📊 #bioinformatics #genomics

🚨Tomorrow 🚨#ISIRV webinar Tue Jun 17th, 1pm GMT on "Advances on respiratory virus diseases diagnostics". Three top speakers aligned. Open to everyone, free but mandatory registration to attend live or on demand: register.gotowebinar.com/register/36999… isirv antiviral ISIRV_Epi_Group

The International Symposium on Avian Influenza is NEXT WEEK! 🎉 If you cant make it, don't worry, the meeting will be hybrid with online registration available. We have a great line up of speakers, and it should be an excellent, timely meeting 👉avianinfluenzasymposium.com/isai2025/begin

The latest Animal Health Surveillance Quarterly Report is out now! This report provides insights on disease trends, biosecurity innovations, and national surveillance efforts. The report is available via SciQuest 👉 ow.ly/99IS50W6JtX

Using reverse genetics, PB2-E627V. mutations in H10N3 viruses are critical for high pathogenicity and mammalian transimssion in mice. PB2-627V similar to PB2-627K in promoting AIV adaptation to mammals 👉link.springer.com/article/10.118…

Monovalent egg-based split and inactivated vaccines of 2.3.4.4b, 2.3.2.1c, 2.3.4 industrially produced. Immune responses in rats = clade-specific + need for IB160 adjuvant. 👉mdpi.com/2076-393X/13/6…

In China poultry markets 2019-23: 3,237/18,425 (17.5%) samples from poultry +ve , H9N2dominant. 10 subclades in BJ94 lineage. 99% of H9 contained human-receptor binding-related HA-L226 and human MxA-resistance-related NP-N52 mutations. 👉nature.com/articles/s4156…

H5 viruses (2004, 2344b bird + cattle) prefer α2,3, showed stronger binding to the lung epithelial cells of cat, cattle, chicken, ferret, human, and pig & attached to the alveolar and cistern epithelial cells in mammary glands. 👉biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Isolated 2344b from Korea w PB2-E627K: 96% E and 4% K, put into mice. K was selected, reached near fixation in lungs + brains 6dpi, and was transmitted = pivotal role of PB2-E627K in early stages of mammalian adaptation 👉link.springer.com/article/10.118…

South American Sealion saw positive growth from 2007-2022. In 2024, considerable decline. E.g. Punta Bermeja = 27.6% decline. HPAI causes species level consequences. 👉onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…?

Development of real-time fluorescent reverse transcription recombinase-aided isothermal amplification for HA of H9N2. 👉link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Used Salmonella χYL56 lacking the sifA gene as delivery vector for M2e + NP of N9N2 as vaccine. In animal experiments - increase in antibody titres and intracellular production of IL-4 and IFN-γ 👉sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

swine H3N2 + avian HPAI can infect cattle primary nasal turbinate and tracheal epithelial cells, immortalized mammary gland epithelial cells and fibroblasts. No obvious clinical signs, including fever, were observed in infected and contact calves. 👉journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.11…

Passive samplers have ability to detect HPAI in lakes and rivers across land use settings. 👉researchsquare.com/article/rs-676…