Mammary and respiratory infection of sheep with H5Nx clade 2.3.4.4b viruses with milk-mediated transmission to lambs
These findings establish sheep as a viable ruminant model for H5N1 and H5N5 infection and highlight previously unidentified transmission dynamics, including milk-mediated and lamb-to-ewe spread.
Human Infection with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N5) Virus
Correspondence - This report shows the importance of considering avian influenza A virus infection... even when testing for influenza virus in upper-respiratory-tract specimens is negative.
79th World Health Assembly #WHA79
The Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly is being held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 18–23 May 2026.
EU4Health 2027: Consultation on priorities
The Commission is seeking views on EU health priorities until 12 June
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Hantavirus outbreak 2026: International responses and key documents
A summary of the key updates from DG SANTE, ECDC and WHO
Event: 10th European Congress of Virology 2027
Organised by the European Society for Virology
Virological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2-related coronaviruses dynamically circulating in Southeast Asia
New insights into the diversity of SC2r-CoVs dynamically co-circulating in Southeast Asia as well as the virological characteristics of these viruses relative to SARS-CoV-2.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus RNA in Bovine Semen, California, USA, 2024
Since March 2024, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus has infected dairy cattle in the United States, prompting concern about novel transmission routes.
