USDA, HHS announced actions to reduce impact and spread of H5N1
On Mar. 25, 2024, immediately following the first detection of H5N1 in dairy cattle in the Texas panhandle…
Goat tested positive for same influenza virus affecting poultry in Stevens County, Minnesota
On Mar. 20, 2024, the Minnesota Board of Health announced that a Stevens County goat kid (juvenile goat)…
Penguins tested positive for Avian Flu on South Georgia
On Mar. 11, 2024, the British Antarctic Survey reported that penguins on the sub-Antarctic Islands of South Georgia…
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U.S. transitioning to trivalent flu vaccines for 2024-2025
On Mar. 8, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee…
New antibodies target ‘Dark Side’ of influenza virus protein
On Mar. 1, 2024, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they had identified antibodies targeting…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in backyard non-poultry flock in West Virginia
On Feb. 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza…
First human influenza A(H5N1) (bird flu)virus infections in Cambodia reported for 2024
On Feb. 12, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Cambodia had reported…
New study highlighted importance of bird flu surveillance in live bird markets
On Jan. 31, 2024, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) co-authored study published in Influenza…
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Avian influenza A(H10N5) and influenza A(H3N2) coinfection reported in China
On Jan. 27, 2024, the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China notified the World Health…
Catastrophic mortality of elephant seals in Argentina Identified as outbreak of avian influenza
On Jan. 22, 2024, the University of California, Davis announced the first reported outbreak of high pathogenicity H5N1…
First polar bear died of avian flu
On Jan. 9, 2024, biologists in Alaska have confirmed the first case of a polar bear dying after…
France detected bird flu on vaccinated ducks farm
On Jan. 4, 2024, France announced it had detected bird flu on a duck farm in the Vendee…
Novo Nordisk Foundation announced USD $260 million vaccines initiative to fight deadly airborne infections
On Dec. 18, 2023, the Novo Nordisk Foundation announced it was committing up to DKK 1.8 billion (USD…
Flu vaccination during pregnancy decreased flu hospitalizations and emergency visits in infants younger than 6 months
On Dec. 18, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a study that showed…
WHO announced influenza A(H1N2) variant virus infection in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland
On Dec. 1, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the International Health Regulations National Focal Point…
WHO announced Avian influenza A (H5N1) cases in Cambodia
On Nov. 29, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that between 24 and 25 November 2023, the…
Upsurge of respiratory illnesses reported among children in Northern China
On Nov. 23, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it was monitoring data from Chinese surveillance…
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Highly pathogenic Avian influenza spread in Oregon
On Nov. 17, 2023, the Oregon Department of Agriculture reported that the United States Department of Agriculture’s National…
CDC published first preliminary in-season flu burden estimates
On Nov. 10, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that from October 1, 2023,…
Nearly 1 million chickens killed on a Minnesota farm because of bird flu
On Nov. 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agricultureﾒs (USDA) announced that nearly 1 million chickens on a…
Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed on Bird Island, South Georgia – the first known cases in Antarctic
On Oct. 23, 2023, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) reported that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) had been…
U.S. CDC reported high rates of child flu hospitalizations recorded in 2022-2023 season
On Oct. 20, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that among children and…
Two fatal human influenza A/H5N1 (Bird Flu) virus infections reported in Cambodia
On Oct. 12, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that two fatal human…
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France kicked off world first bird flu vaccination despite trade backlash
On Oct. 2, 2023, France began vaccinating ducks against bird flu to try and stem the virus that…
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USDA Protected U.S. Poultry with Restrictions on Poultry Products from France and the European Union
On Sept. 29, 2023, The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced it…
Flu vaccines helped prevent 66,500 flu hospitalizations in the U.S. during 2022 flu season
On Sept. 29, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that during the 2022-2023…
National Institutes of Health clinical trial of universal flu vaccine candidate began
On Sept. 15, 2023, researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced they had…
Avian influenza outbreak impacted shorebirds and seals near Fort Flagler State Park in Washington
On Sept. 1, 2023, the Washington State Department of Health announced an outbreak of avian influenza, also known…
CDC’s ACIP announced vaccines recommendation for 2023-24 seasonal influenza
On Aug. 25. 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)…
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The United Kingdom announced the Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre
On Aug. 7, 2023, the United Kingdom Health and Security Agency announced the Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre…