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.

Sunday, August 23, 2026

Australia: SA Reports 1st H5N1 Detection in a Marine Mammal (long-nosed fur seal)

#19,306 Less than a year ago HPAI H5N1 was detected on Heard Island - an Australian external possession 4000 km south west of Perth - res...

Saturday, August 22, 2026

That Touch of Mink Flu (H5N1 in Utah Edition)

#19,305 Mink are members of the Mustelidae family of carnivorous mammals, which also includes otters, badgers, weasel, martens, ferrets, an...

Friday, August 21, 2026

CDC FluView Week 32: Two H1N2v Human Infections Reported in Michigan

Credit Wikipedia #19,304 Nine days ago, in Kent County MI Health Department Bulletin on Swine Flu (in pigs) at Local Fair , we learned o...

Nature Comms: Trimester-dependent vertical transmission of H5N1 influenza virus through placental and mammary routes impairs offspring development

Photo Credit – CDC #19,303 In late 2024, in EID Journal: Systematic Review of Avian Influenza Virus Infection and Outcomes during Pregnancy ...

New Zealand Reports 3rd H5N1 Detection in a Wild Bird

Credit Wikipedia #19,302 It has been just over a month since New Zealand reported their second H5N1 detection in a local bird ( a swamp h...

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Louisiana DOH Reports Naegleria fowleri infection in Louisiana resident

Credit CDC #19,301 Nearly every year we see a handful of rare - mostly fatal - brain infections caused by free living amoebas ( Naegleria f...

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