Avian Flu Diary

Covering Pandemic and Seasonal Flu, Emerging Infectious Diseases, public health, community & Individual preparedness. NOTE: All AFD blogs are written by a human - any mistakes are solely mine.

Friday, August 01, 2025

Vet Sciences: A Review of Avian Influenza Virus Exposure Patterns and Risks Among Occupational Populations

#18,820 It is the oft-stated position of the CDC , and the FAO/WHO/WOAH that the global public health risk from influenza A(H5) viruses ...

UK: Defra Announces 5th H5 Poultry Outbreak In A Week

#18,819 Yesterday, in The UK's Summer HPAI H5 Surge In Poultry , we looked at an unexpected surge in H5N1 poultry outbreaks ( n=4 ) o...

Thursday, July 31, 2025

CDC Reminder On Preventing the Spread of Flu Between Pigs and People

CDC Twitter/X post #18,818 While avian flu continues to rank at - or near the top of - most people's pandemic threat lists, swine influ...

The UK's Summer HPAI H5 Surge In Poultry

HPAI H5 Outbreaks July 25th-30th #18,817 Typically summer is a slow time for avian flu, particularly in temperate zones. Over the past we...

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

J. Virology: Zoonotic Disease Risk at Traditional Food Markets (Minireview)

Photo Credit – FAO #18,816 While there are myriad ways by which the next pandemic virus might emerge, one of the more obvious routes is via ...

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Updated joint FAO/WHO/WOAH Public Health Assessment of Recent Influenza A(H5) Virus Events in Animals and People

#18,815 Yesterday the FAO/WHO/WOAH released an updated assessment ( based on data as of July 1st ) on the threat posed by various clades ...

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