Influenza Virus Net is the web resource for anyone interested in influenza and flu pandemics. Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae (the influenza viruses), that affects humans, birds and other mammals. The virus spreads easily from person to person. Influenza circulates worldwide and can affect anybody in any age group. Influenza causes annual epidemics that peak during winter in temperate regions. Influenza is a serious public health problem that causes severe illnesses and deaths for higher risk populations. The most common symptoms of the disease are chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness/fatigue and general discomfort. Sore throat, fever and coughs are the most frequent symptoms. In more serious cases, influenza causes pneumonia, which can be fatal, particularly for the young and the elderly. An influenza epidemic can take an economic toll through lost workforce productivity, and strain health services. Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent infection.

The objectives of Influenza Virus Net are to be the public and professional information resource for influenza and to serve as a network in the exchange of information and news related to influenza.

• Joint statement - Influenza season epidemic kicks off early in Europe as concerns over RSV rise and COVID-19 is still a threat - who.int
  Thu, 01 Dec 2022 10:54 GMT
• CDC reports five children have died this week from influenza - WDBJ
  Thu, 01 Dec 2022 22:31 GMT
• Influenza hospitalizations rise in Michigan - WLUC
  Sat, 03 Dec 2022 01:56 GMT
• Influenza makes comeback as infections, hospitalizations rise in Ohio - The Columbus Dispatch
  Fri, 02 Dec 2022 17:03 GMT
• Dog Flu Is Back, Too - The New York Times
  Fri, 02 Dec 2022 14:30 GMT
• Hospitals across Wisconsin increasingly stressed as RSV holds steady and influenza rates swell - Wisconsin Public Radio
  Fri, 02 Dec 2022 18:03 GMT
• How to Address Concerns About the Influenza Vaccine - Infection Control Today
  Fri, 02 Dec 2022 17:36 GMT
• A multivalent nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccine against all known influenza virus subtypes - Science
  Thu, 24 Nov 2022 08:00 GMT
• Flu seasons worsens as 44 states report high activity - Bangor Daily News
  Fri, 02 Dec 2022 21:42 GMT
• Two Iowans become state's first influenza deaths this season - Des Moines Register
  Fri, 02 Dec 2022 22:41 GMT
• Tennessee State Veterinarian Urges Biosecurity to Prevent Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - Clarksville Online
  Fri, 02 Dec 2022 02:00 GMT
• One Step Closer to a Universal Flu Vaccine? - The New York Times
  Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:00 GMT
• WHO releases new data on worldwide influenza activity - News-Medical.Net
  Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:00 GMT
• All you need to know about avian influenza in humans - Mint
  Sun, 04 Dec 2022 01:10 GMT
• Maternal influenza vaccination during pregnancy protects infants - Contemporary Pediatrics
  Wed, 30 Nov 2022 21:22 GMT

• PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (116): Europe (Russia) zoo, wild bird, backyard, HPAI H5N1, OIE
  Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:46:50 -0400
  Avian Influenza H5N1 -- Russia
  Summary
  Report type: immediate notification
  Started: 27 Aug 2021
  Confirmed: 2 Sep 2021
  Reported: 15 Sep 2021
  Reason for notification: recurrence
  Last occurrence: 13 Dec 2020
  Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
  Serotype: H5N1
  Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory
  This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.
  New outbreaks (3)
  Summary of outbreaks
  Total outbreaks (3)
  Outbreak location 1: Zateryanny mir, Chelyabinsk gorsovet,


• PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (20): Cambodia (SI) H9N2
  Sun, 19 Sep 2021 19:23:42 -0400
  Avian Influenza -- Cambodia
  Abstract
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  In February 2021, routine sentinel surveillance for influenza-like illness in Cambodia detected a human avian influenza A(H9N2) virus infection. Investigations identified no recent H9N2 virus infections in 43 close contacts. One chicken sample from the infected child's house was positive for H9N2 virus and genetically similar to the human virus.
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  Communicated by:
  Jurre Siegers
  Institute Pasteur du Cambodge
  
  [ProMED thanks Jurre Siegers for sharing the early

• PHEVIR: an artificial intelligence algorithm that predicts the molecular role of pathogens in complex human diseases Sat, 03 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500
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• Excess iodine exposure acutely increases salivary iodide and antimicrobial hypoiodous acid concentrations in humans Sat, 03 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500
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• Time and motion study of hepatitis C virus point-of-care testing in community pharmacies Sat, 03 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500
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• The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parents' perceptions and acceptance of routine childhood vaccination in Canada: A national longitudinal study Sat, 03 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500
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• Peptide from NSP7 is able to form amyloid-like fibrils: Artifact or challenge to drug design? Sat, 03 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500
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• Virological, pathological, and glycovirological investigations of an Ezo red fox and a tanuki naturally infected with H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses in Hokkaido, Japan Sat, 03 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500
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• Efficacy of organo-selenium-incorporated urinary catheter tubing for in vitro growth inhibition of E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, and H. influenzae Sat, 03 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500
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• Epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae serotype a disease in the North American Arctic, 2006-2017 Sat, 03 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500
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• Genetic characterization and pathogenicity of a Eurasian avian-like H1N1 swine influenza reassortant virus Fri, 02 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500
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• Immune response and protective efficacy of the SARS-CoV-2 recombinant spike protein vaccine S-268019-b in mice Fri, 02 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500
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