Friday, October 16, 2026

Washington State Confirms Human Avian Flu Infection

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 #19,376 A week ago  Washington state confirmed their first detection of avian influenza in dairy cattle , and overnight it was announced by...
Thursday, October 15, 2026

Australia: H5 Bird Flu Reported on Macquarie Island

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  Macquarie Island - Credit Wikipedia #19,375 Six weeks ago Australia announced they would soon be  withdrawing their research team from rem...

Nevada Dept of Wildlife Warns on HPAI in Multiple Flocks of Wild Geese

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  Credit Wikipedia #19,374 We've a press release from Nevada's Department of Wildlife (NDOW) - posted late yesterday - warning the ...
Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Saying Goodbye to An Infectious Disease Reporting Legend

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  #19,373 I've lost count how many times I've featured a Helen Branswell story in this blog, but it must run into the hundreds. She ...

BMC Public Health: 2018–2025 Serological study on avian influenza among occupationally exposed populations in the Poyang Lake area

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  #19,372 In 2025 a Chinese research study  reported on testing environmental samples collected from southern and northern Chinese live poul...
Tuesday, October 13, 2026

BMJ Public Health (Review): Public health risks and control measures associated with live animal and animal product trade in traditional food markets in low- and middle-income countries

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#19,371 In the summer of 2025 we looked at a review article (see J. Virology: Zoonotic Disease Risk at Traditional Food Markets ) by Frida ...