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New online! Evolution, spread and impact of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza A viruses nature.com/articles/s4157…

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H5N1 2.3.4.4b genotype D1.1 in wild birds & a human in British Columbia, Canada, during 2024 wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31…

🧬 How flu viruses shut down our genes: New study shows how the NS1 protein of influenza virus blocks gene expression by interfering with nuclear speckles. 🔬 A step forward in understanding viral control of host cells. Nacken et al., npj Viruses 2025 🔗 nature.com/articles/s4429…

🚨 First-ever HPAI H5N1 outbreak in Latvia’s poultry sector 🇱🇻 📍 Birzgale 📅 Detected: May 27 | Confirmed: May 30 🐔 190 domestic birds, 1 died 🦠 Clinical signs observed | Source unknown Outbreak ongoing. wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/65…

H9N2 adapts fast, but differently in each host. In vivo passaging in chickens, mice & ferrets selected distinct HA variants: 🐔 WT virus dominates 🐭 ΔL226/R229I variant thrives 🦫 N289D emerges (prefers human-like receptor) Crucial for zoonotic risk journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.11…

🚨 New study alert! Researchers developed an in vitro air-liquid interface model to study aerosol transmission of influenza viruses — bringing us closer to mimicking natural infection routes and improving pandemic risk assessment. 🧬📡 📄 doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00… #Influenza #Flu

🚨 New AI tool for pandemic preparedness: FluRisk uses viral genome data + machine learning to assess the risk of emerging flu viruses — fast. Try it: computationalbiology.cn/FluRisk/#/ 🧬🧠 Preprint by Li et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2025.0…

Honored to receive Springer Nature’s Editor & Author Service Distinction Awards for my role as EIC of npj Viruses. Grateful to our team, reviewers & authors. 🧬 Limited waivers available for high-quality virology submissions. #OpenAccess #Virology #NaturePortfolio

Over the past decade: ✅ Reviewed 300+ papers (1 every 12 days) ✅ Edited 251 in 5 yrs (1 every 7days) 🏅 2× Web of Science Top Reviewer Now honored with Springer Nature’s Distinction Awards as EIC of npj Viruses. Grateful to our team, reviewers & authors! #Virology #OpenAccess

Happy World Environment Day! The European Parliament has approved rules to reduce plastic marine litter and total packaging waste per capita and, by 2030, ban certain single-use plastic packaging. Learn more: europa.eu/!yXHKYQ

Bird flu viruses from the past 30 years still stick to the same bird AND mammal tissues, explaining how they jump between species! Keeping an eye on these shape-shifters is key to stopping the next outbreak. 🦆🐄🦠 #BirdFlu #OneHealth #PandemicWatch biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

New portable PCR tech detects bird flu virus in raw milk faster and more sensitively than lab machines! This means quicker on-site testing at farms, a game changer for stopping outbreaks early. 🐄🦠⚡ #AvianFlu #RapidTesting #OneHealth biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

🚨 A new H5N1 outbreak in U.S. dairy cattle raised concerns about virus in milk. 🔬 A rapid risk assessment confirms: pasteurization is key to safety. 🧪 Calls for more raw milk testing, herd surveillance & understanding H5N1 ingestion risk. journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Captive Humboldt penguins in the UK fatally infected by H5N1 bird flu — no symptoms, sudden deaths. 🔬 First detection of clade 2.3.4.4b genotype AIV223 in the UK. 📍 Virus attacks lungs, brain, and immune cells. Details here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/030794…

🧬 A step closer to a universal H5 flu vaccine! Scientists designed a nanocage-based vaccine (DIOSvax-H5inter) that triggers strong, cross-clade immunity against deadly H5 viruses — even at low doses. 🚨 A powerful tool for pandemic prep. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

💉 Bye B/Yamagata! With this flu strain likely gone, experts say it's time to shift from quadrivalent to trivalent vaccines — without losing protection. Staying effective, saving costs, and sustaining trust in flu shots. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

🦅 Crows & killer flu in Japan! H5N1 outbreaks hit an urban crow flock multiple years in a row in Hokkaido. ➡️ No summer persistence ➡️ Multiple virus introductions ➡️ Low spread—but real risk to wildlife, poultry & people sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

animalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… 🧬 Meta-transcriptomic analysis of healthy farmed mink (Neovison vison) in China identified 34 viruses from 11 families, including high prevalence of mink coronavirus. Diet (uncooked poultry/fish) likely contributes to enteric virome diversity.

🪶 Four unusual seabird mortality events (2000–2006) in the Patagonian Sea affected >8,000 birds, mainly Magellanic & gentoo penguins. Causes ranged from starvation to paralytic shellfish poisoning. Highlights gaps in detection, diagnosis, & response. link.springer.com/article/10.100…