The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has awarded $72 million to three vaccine companies to boost H5N1 vaccine production. CSL Seqirus, producing a cell-based vaccine, ...

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that a dairy worker with mild symptoms who had contact with infected cows in the Central Valley has tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza ...

Salmonellosis: 67 cases of salmonellosis were notified in Q1 2024, decreased from 84 in Q1 2023. Where travel history was known, 50% of cases were travel-associated and 50% were domestically acquired.

A new study (preprint) focuses on the reassortment potential between highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 viruses and human influenza A viruses (IAVs), specifically H3N2. The researchers ...

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) presents a severe threat to food-producing animals, food security, and the global economy, as highlighted in a recent report by the World Organization for Animal Health ...

A new study published in the Journal of Infection investigates the sources of Campylobacter infections in the United States using genomic data and machine learning techniques. It analyzes 8,856 ...

The article "The Global H5N1 Influenza Panzootic in Mammals," published in Nature, provides a comprehensive review of the recent spread and impact of the H5N1 influenza virus among mammalian ...