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.

Monday, February 09, 2026

Preprint: Efficient Replication of Influenza D Virus in the Human Airway Underscores Zoonotic Potential

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Credit NIAID #19,047 One of the more intriguing influenza discoveries of the past dozen years has been the identification of a previously un...

Sunday, February 08, 2026

More Than One Way To Start An Epidemic . . .

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#19,046 Last week, in Taiwan: Another Avian Flu `Incident ' , we looked at the latest in a series (see here , here , and here ) of high...

Saturday, February 07, 2026

NERC: Long-Term Reliability Assessment (Jan 2026)

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#19,045 NERC , or the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, was tasked with " ensuring the reliability of the North Am...

Friday, February 06, 2026

Taiwan: Yunlin County Reports Another `Midnight' Dumping of H5N1 Infected Poultry

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#19,045 Last week Taiwan's poultry industry was roiled by the discovery of thousands of H5N1 infected poultry illegally dumped or bur...

South Korea CDC: `Traveler Respiratory Disease Testing Service' Expanded to 13 Airports & Ports Nationwide

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Translated KCDC Graphic #19,044 South Korea continues to be openly proactive in their preparations for the next pandemic threat: Eighteen ...

Thursday, February 05, 2026

Norwegian Vet. Institute: Update On Avian Flu Detections In Wild Birds

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#19,043 Although the above map ( EFSA Avian Flu Dashboard ) is only current through mid-December, it illustrates just how impressive this y...

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