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Avian influenza overview December 2025–February 2026

EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Between 29 November 2025 and 27 February 2026, 2514 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) virus detections were reported in domestic (406) and wild (2108) birds in 32 countries in Europe. Albeit still at high levels after the peak was reached at the beginning of the current reporting period, the weekly number of detections has since ...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), European Union Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza (EURL), Cyril Barbezange, Hubert Buczkowski, Mariette Ducatez, Alice Fusaro, Jose L. Gonzales, Thijs Kuiken, Gražina Mirinavičiūtė, Karl Ståhl, Christoph Staubach, Olov Svartström, Calogero Terregino, Katriina Willgert, Evelyn Alarcón, Lisa Kohnle   +16 more
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Novel Reassortant Influenza A(H5N8) Viruses in Domestic Ducks, Eastern China

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014
Domestic ducks are natural reservoirs of avian influenza viruses and serve as reassortant hosts for new virus subtypes. We isolated 2 novel influenza A(H5N8) viruses from domestic ducks in eastern China, sequenced their genomes, and tested their pathogenicity in chickens and mice. Circulation of these viruses may pose health risks for humans.
Haibo Wu, Xiaorong Peng, Lihua Xu, Changzhong Jin, Linfang Cheng, Xiangyun Lu, Tiansheng Xie, Hangping Yao, Nanping Wu   +8 more
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DNA Vaccine Encoding a Modified Hemagglutinin Trimer of Avian Influenza A Virus H5N8 Protects Mice from Viral Challenge

Vaccines
The development of a safe and effective vaccine against avian influenza A virus (AIV) H5N8 is relevant due to the widespread distribution of this virus in the bird population and the existing potential risk of human infection, which can lead to ...
Victoria R. Litvinova, Andrey P. Rudometov, Nadezhda B. Rudometova, Denis N. Kisakov, Mariya B. Borgoyakova, Lyubov A. Kisakova, Ekaterina V. Starostina, Anastasia A. Fando, Vladimir A. Yakovlev, Elena V. Tigeeva, Ksenia I. Ivanova, Andrei S. Gudymo, Tatiana N. Ilyicheva, Vasiliy Yu. Marchenko, Artemiy A. Sergeev, Alexander A. Ilyichev, Larisa I. Karpenko   +16 more
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Accelerate the Highly Efficient Development of mRNA Vaccines Through Advanced Computational Methods

MedComm, Volume 7, Issue 2, February 2026.
This review explores the recent advancements in applying computational methods to optimize mRNA vaccines, with a primary focus on improvements in sequence design and delivery systems. ABSTRACT mRNA medicine is an emerging therapeutic approach that utilizes messenger RNA to synthesize functional proteins directly within target cells.
Ruichu Gu, Duanmiao Si, Dingwei Lei, Xiaoxue Xie, Yongge Li, Han Wen   +5 more
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Sub-Saharan Africa and Eurasia Ancestry of Reassortant Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus, Europe, December 2019

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
We report detection of a highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) clade 2.3.4.4b virus in Europe. This virus was generated by reassortment between H5N8 subtype virus from sub-Saharan Africa and low pathogenicity avian influenza viruses from Eurasia.
Edyta Świętoń, Alice Fusaro, Ismaila Shittu, Krzysztof Niemczuk, Bianca Zecchin, Tony Joannis, Francesco Bonfante, Krzysztof Śmietanka, Calogero Terregino   +8 more
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Annual Global Habitat Maps of Avian Influenza Host Birds From 2000 to 2022

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 32, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction and Aim Long‐term changes in wildlife habitats are fundamental for understanding biodiversity change and the ecological contexts that may shape opportunities for host contact or exposure. Avian influenza virus (AIV), one of the most pressing zoonotic threats, is maintained primarily in wild birds whose habitats are undergoing ...
Qiang Zhang, Jinwei Dong, Zhichao Li, Xiangming Xiao, Chuan Yan, Nanshan You, Shenglai Yin, Zhengwang Zhang, Nyambayar Batbayar, Keping Ma   +9 more
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 Clade 2.3.4.4B virus in Uganda, 2017

Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2018
In early January 2017, outbreaks of H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were reported for the first time in wild and domestic birds along the shores and on some islands of Lake Victoria, in central-southern Uganda. Our whole-genome phylogenetic analyses revealed that the H5N8 viruses recovered from the outbreak in Uganda belonged to genetic ...
Deo Ndumu, Bianca Zecchin, Alice Fusaro, Eugene Arinaitwe, Richard Erechu, Eugene Kidega, John Kayiwa, Edward Muwanga, Mukasa Kirumira, Gerald Kirembe, Julius Lutwama, Isabella Monne   +11 more
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Induction of Influenza (H5N8) Antibodies by Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara H5N1 Vaccine [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015
To the Editor: Aquatic birds form a natural reservoir of avian influenza viruses from which new human and animal influenza viruses originate. After initial detection in 2010 in China, a new highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus of the H5N8 subtype reemerged in ducks in South Korea in 2014 (1,2).
de Vries, Rory, Gruyter, Heidi, Bestebroer, Theo, Pronk, M, Fouchier, Ron, Osterhaus, Ab, Sutter, G, Kreijtz, Joost, Rimmelzwaan, Guus   +8 more
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Detection of Clade 2.3.4.4b Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus in Cambodia, 2021

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
In late 2021, highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) clade 2.3.4.4b viruses were detected in domestic ducks in poultry markets in Cambodia. Surveillance, biosafety, and biosecurity efforts should be bolstered along the poultry value chain to limit spread and infection risk at the animal-human interface.
Kimberly M. Edwards, Jurre Y. Siegers, Xiaoman Wei, Ammar Aziz, Yi-Mo Deng, Sokhoun Yann, Chan Bun, Seng Bunnary, Leonard Izzard, Makara Hak, Peter Thielen, Sothyra Tum, Frank Wong, Nicola S. Lewis, Joe James, Filip Claes, Ian G. Barr, Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran, Erik A Karlsson   +18 more
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Weak negative associations between avian influenza virus infection and movement behaviour in a key host species, the mallard Anas platyrhynchos [PDF]

, 2015
Animal movements may contribute to the spread of pathogens. In the case of avian influenza virus, [migratory] birds have been suggested to play a role in the spread of some highly pathogenic strains (e.g.
Dijk, J.G.B. (Jacintha), Fouchier, R.A.M. (Ron), Klaassen, M. (Marcel), Kleyheeg, E. (Erik), Nolet, B.A. (Bart), Soons, M.B. (Merel B.)   +5 more
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