Friday, November 06, 2026

EM&I: Emergence of a Distinct Evolutionary Cluster of Clade 2.3.4.4b H5 Viruses in China during 2024-2025 with Rapid Evolution and Antigenic Divergence

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  Antigenic Distance Map #19,403 As we've discussed often over the years , there are scores of genotypes of HPAI H5 clade 2.3.4.4b viru...
Thursday, November 05, 2026

EID Journal: Serologic Evidence of Avian Influenza Virus Exposure in Livestock, Egypt, 2024–2026

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#19,402 In the spring of 2024 a mysterious illness spreading among Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico dairy cattle was identified as avian H5N1 ,...
Wednesday, November 04, 2026

NOAA Climate Prediction: West Coast Atmospheric River Event (Nov 10th-16th)

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  NOAA Forecast Issued Nov 3rd #19,401 As we discussed 2 months ago in #NPM26: Preparing For An El Niño Winter , the west coast and the sout...

When Flu Viruses Collide

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  Antigenic ` Shift' or Reassortment  #19,400  Influenza co-infections in humans - or in any other susceptible host ( birds, pigs, catt...
Tuesday, November 03, 2026

Preprint: H5N5 virus transmission is driven by repeated cross-Atlantic introductions and transmission among high latitude seabirds

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  #19,399 While most of the world's avian flu attention is focused on  HPAI H5N1 , in northern Europe , Iceland , and parts of Canada ,...
Monday, November 02, 2026

Washington Adds 6 More H5N1 Infected Herds (n=40) - Indiana Reports 1st Infected Herd

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  #19,398 As the  USDA dashboard indicates ( above ), 6 more dairy herds have been reported as being infected with H5N1 in Washington state...