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.

Thursday, July 02, 2026

Cyclosporiasis Reports: CDC & Michigan DOH

CDC Reports 145 people with cyclosporiasis since May 1, 2026 #19,231 Every few years we see an outbreak of water and food borne illness here...

New Zealand: DOC to vaccinate ‘at risk’ birds against bird flu

Credit Wikipedia #19,230 Although Australia's confirmed H5N1 count remains at 5 birds - with the furthest east very near Adelaide, in...

Wednesday, July 01, 2026

Texas: Screwworm Detections (n=29) Spread to 12 Counties

#19,229 Since our last update (Saturday), the USDA has added 3 more screwworm detections (in 2 new Texas counties; Pecos & Uvalde ),...

USDA Reports Another H5N1 Outbreak at a Live Bird Market (Pennsylvania)

#19,228 Although the summer is generally a very slow time of the year for avian flu reports, the USDA reported yesterday the 3rd detectio...

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

One Health: Mapping reported modes of transmission of HPAI A (H5N1) to humans: A scoping review

#19,227 Over the past 2 decades we've seen dozens of suspected ways that HPAI has transmitted to humans. While most have involved dire...

Australia Confirms 5th Detection of H5N1 In Migratory Birds

#19,226 Last Saturday we learned of the 4th confirmed detection of H5N1 in Australian wild birds, and that a 5th test was presumed positiv...

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