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China: A human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) reported in Sichuan Province
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health of HongKong S.A.R is (April 20) closely monitoring a human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) ...
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 21, 2022 17:26 PM via(https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202204/20/P2022042000608.htm)

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Emerging Novel Reassortant Influenza A(H5N6) Viruses in Poultry and Humans, China, 2021
A novel highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N6) clade 2.3.4.4b virus was isolated from a poultry market in China that a person with a confirmed case ...
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 22, 2022 16:20 PM via(https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/5/21-2163_article)

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Clade 2.3.4.4b Viruses in Satellite-Tracked Wild Ducks, Ningxia, China, 2020
During October 2020, we identified 13 highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) clade 2.3.4.4b viruses from wild ducks in Ningxia, China. These viruses ...
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 22, 2022 16:19 PM via(https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/5/21-1580_article)

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5Nx) Virus of Clade 2.3.4.4b Emerging in Tibet, China, 2021
H5N8 and H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (AIVs) of clade 2.3.4.4b were isolated from dead migratory birds and fecal samples collected in ...
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 22, 2022 16:19 PM via(https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00643-22)

Novel Epitopes of the Influenza Virus N1 Neuraminidase Targeted by Human Monoclonal Antibodies
Influenza virus neuraminidase (NA)-targeting antibodies are an independent correlate of protection against influenza. Antibodies against the NA act by ...
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 22, 2022 16:18 PM via(https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jvi.00332-22)

Emerging of H5N6 Subtype Influenza Virus with 129-Glycosylation Site on Hemagglutinin in Poultry in China Acquires Immune Pressure Adaption
For an investigation into the effects of glycosylation site modification on hemagglutinin (HA) on the biological characteristics of the H5N6 subtype avian ...
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 22, 2022 16:17 PM via(https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02537-21)

Genetics of Japanese H5N8 high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses isolated in winter 2020-2021 and their genetic relationship with avian influenza viruses in Siberia
In winter 2020-2021, Japan experienced multiple serious outbreaks of H5N8 high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI)-52 outbreaks at poultry farms and 58 ...
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 22, 2022 16:16 PM via(https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tbed.14559)

Evidence of influenza A infection and risk of transmission between pigs and farmworkers
Interspecies transmission of influenza A virus (IAV) between pigs and people represents a threat to both animal and public health. To better understand ...
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 22, 2022 16:15 PM via(https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zph.12948)

Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes of Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations in U.S. Children Over 9 Seasons Following the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic
Background: Recent population-based data are limited regarding influenza-associated hospitalizations in U.S. children.Methods: We identified children Results: ...
submitted by kickingbird at Apr, 21, 2022 17:28 PM via(https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/cid/ciac296/6570694)