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.

Saturday, May 23, 2026

IORV: Inflammation and Cardiac Dysfunction in Hospitalized Patients With Influenza: The FluHeart Study

#19,174 Over the past 15 years we've seen growing evidence that influenza ( and other respiratory ) infections can raise the risk of h...

Friday, May 22, 2026

ECDC Ebola Threat Assessment Brief

#19,173 While it is still early days - and data remains sparse - the ECDC has produced a preliminary threat assessment for EU nations fro...

Eurosurveillance: Cross-reactive human antibody responses to H9N2 influenza virus, New York, United States, 2025

Credit NIAID #19,172 While LPAI H9N2 remains far from our biggest pandemic concern, the CDC has designated 2 different lineages ( A(H9N2) ...

CDC: Enhanced Ebola Airport Screening Begins at Washington-Dulles International Airport

#19,171 As we discussed 3 days ago in CDC Statement on the Use of Public Health Travel Restrictions to Prevent the Introduction of Ebola ...

Thursday, May 21, 2026

NOAA Predicts Below-Normal 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season

CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER/NCEP/NWS: El Niño is likely to emerge soon ( 82% chance in May-July 2026) and continue through Northern Hemisp...

MMWR: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Avian Influenza Among Owners of Backyard Flocks

#19,169 Although numbers vary between published sources, since 2020 there has been a significant increase in the number of people who have...

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