H5N1 Bird Flu continues to take its toll in the United States, also affecting British Columbia
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 United States.
Consistent H5N1 control needed for farm animals
Consistent H5N1 control needed for farm animals
Protective effects of an mRNA vaccine candidate encoding H5HA clade 2.3.4.4b against the newly emerged dairy cattle H5N1 virus
In April 2024, an unprecedented outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus, which belongs to HA clade 2.3.4.4 b, was reported in dairy cattle and related milk products in the US.
Transmission of a human isolate of clade 2.3.4.4b A(H5N1) virus in ferrets
Since 2020, there has been unprecedented global spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in wild bird populations with spillover into a variety of mammalian species and sporadically humans.
A human isolate of bovine H5N1 is transmissible and lethal in animal models
The outbreak of clade 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses of the H5N1 subtype (HPAI H5N1) in dairy cows in the US has so far resulted in spillover infections of at least thirteen farm workers.
Human vaccination for highly pathogenic avian influenza
The case of avian influenza A (H5) confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Missouri, USA.
SARS-CoV-2 Infection and New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Among Pediatric Patients, 2020 to 2022
Is a COVID-19 diagnosis associated with increased incident diagnoses of type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents?
Respiratory infections: how does a virus spread inside a body and through the population?
Four Joint Research Centre (JRC) designed epidemiological and viral kinetics models will enhance understanding of respiratory disease dynamics, contributing to a better preparedness of future infectious disease outbreaks.
Nirsevimab Effectiveness Against Severe RSV Infection in the Primary Care Setting
This study assesses the effectiveness of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody, in preventing medically attended respiratory syncytial virus-lower respiratory tract infections (RSV-LRTI) in a large primary care network in Spain.
Novel Epidemiologic Features of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus A H5N1 2.3.3.4b Panzootic: A Review
Avian influenza is one of the most devastating avian diseases.
Susceptibility of Synanthropic Rodents (Mus musculus, Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus) to H5N1 Subtype High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Viruses
Synanthropic wild rodents associated with agricultural operations may represent a risk path for transmission of high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) from wild birds to poultry birds.
Susceptibilities and viral shedding of peridomestic wildlife infected with clade 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1)
We tested the ability of six peridomestic wildlife species to replicate a highly pathogenic (HP) clade 2.3.4.4b AIV (H5N1) isolated in the U.S. during 2022.
