articles about influenza

ProtonDx's Dragonfly wins 2025 Tesco Agri T-Jam, offering a rapid new way to fight PRRSV and swine flu
The Dragonfly diagnostics platform wins the prestigious award for its rapid, on-site pathogen detection, enabling swine producers to proactively manage swine herd health, cut antibiotic use, and optimise their supply chains.

Swine influenza: A dominant viral lineage in France since 2020
A new H1avN2#E swine virus strain, which appeared in 2020, has replaced earlier strains and remains predominant in French farms.

Allen D. Leman Swine Conference 2024 Summary: Health
The last of the three summaries by Antonio Palomo dedicated to the 2024 edition of the Allen D. Leman Conference focuses on health: biosecurity and viral and bacterial diseases.

Influenza and PRRSV: Similarities, differences, and interactions
We analyze the two most relevant respiratory viruses in the swine population.

Update on H5N1 detection in swine in U.S.
Increased probability that the pigs and poultry on the farm became infected after coming into contact with infected migratory birds, not dairy cattle or other livestock.

SHIC, FFAR, and Pork Checkoff Announce H5N1 Risk to Swine Research Program RFP
SHIC, FFAR, and the National Pork Board invite proposal submissions from qualified researchers for funding consideration to address H5N1 risk to swine research priorities.

First H5N1 avian flu detection in U.S. pigs
Federal officials announced the first H5N1 avian flu detection in pigs on a backyard farm in Oregon.

Influenza: The value of implementing simple measures consistently
Breaking the chain of infection from humans to pigs and from pigs to humans.

USDA invests $17.6M to protect the health and welfare of agricultural animals
Several projects focus on research related to vaccines that could mitigate the spread of ASF.

Summary of the 27th IPVS and 15th ESPHM-ECPHM: Viruses and parasites
In this first installment, Antonio Palomo summarizes the presentations and posters from the latest edition of IPVS and ESPHM-ECPHM.

Canada: Alberta launches small-scale swine disease surveillance project
The main goal of this project is surveillance and early detection of federally and provincially reportable diseases.

55th AASV Annual Meeting summary: Health
Antonio Palomo summarizes the presentations on swine health from the recent edition of the AASV that took place in Nashville (Tennessee).

SHIC/AASV H5N1 IAV webinar addresses global influenza surveillance and risk to swine
The goal of the webinar was to understand the threat HPAI H5N1 poses to domestic livestock species and to inform producers of actions that can be taken to prevent infection on-farm.

USDA's Agricultural Research Service honors scientists of the year
For pioneering studies on Influenza A Viruses in swine, Amy L. Baker is the agency's Distinguished Senior Research Scientist of the Year for 2024.