Monday, September 14, 2026

EID Journal: Characteristics and Superspreading Potential of Andes Virus Person-to-Person Transmission

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R0 (pronounced R-nought) or Basic Reproduction Number. Essentially, the number of new cases in a susceptible population likely to arise from...
Sunday, September 13, 2026

Australia Reports 1st Sea Lion Death From H5N1

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  YouTube Video ABC News #19,333 While the last posted update on South Australia's bird flu status appears to be 3 days ago, on Sept 10...

Canada: CFIA Reports 1st HPAI Poultry Outbreak SInce May

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Screenshot CFIA #19,332 While HPAI H5 no longer completely retreats each summer, the warmer months of the year usually see far less activity...
Saturday, September 12, 2026

Eurosurveillance: Emergence and spread of NA-I223V and NA-S247N double-mutant A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza viruses with reduced oseltamivir susceptibility in the Netherlands and beyond, 2023 to 2026

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  #19,331 Regular readers know that we've been following an uptick in reports of  ` reduced susceptibility' of the seasonal H1N1 fl...
Friday, September 11, 2026

South Korean CDC Issues Early Seasonal Flu Epidemic Advisory

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Proportion of Suspected Influenza Cases in Clinics ( As of Sep 5, 2026 ; Persons / 1,000 Persons ) #19,330 Typically, nations in the Norther...
Thursday, September 10, 2026

The Lancet Regional Health Europe (Comment): If the EU is serious about One Health, it must ban fur farming

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#19,329 Last month, in   That Touch of Mink Flu (H5N1 in Utah Edition) , we looked at the latest report of an avian flu virus detected in 7 ...