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, October 25, 2026

Eurosurveillance: Fatal encephalitis caused by Shamonda virus Europe 1 (SHAV-EU1) in a patient with a severely weakened immune system, France, 2026

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Credit Wikipedia #19,386 In early August, we looked at a statement from the Swiss FSVO ( Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affa...
Saturday, October 24, 2026

Texas & Washington Report More H5N1 in Dairy Cows & FluView Wk 41 Update

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#19,385 Just over 2 weeks ago (Oct 8th) USDA/APHIS announced the first detection of H5N1 in dairy cattle in Washington State , which was fo...
Friday, October 23, 2026

Virological (Referral): Preliminary report on H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in Utah mink, August 2026

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#19,384 Two months ago, in  That Touch of Mink Flu (H5N1 in Utah Edition) , we looked at a cryptic announcement of an outbreak of HPAI H5N1...
Thursday, October 22, 2026

FAO: Call to Strengthen Prevention, Surveillance, and Preparedness against HPAI in Latin America and the Caribbean

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  #19,383 Although HPAI H5 has reached nearly every corner of the world, reporting from many regions remains spotty at best. Sometimes this ...

CDC COCA Call Today: What Clinicians Need to Know about Dengue in the United States

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  #19,382 Later today (Thursday, Oct 22nd) the CDC will hold a COCA Call for clinicians and other healthcare professionals on this year...
Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Washington State: Updated guidance for novel influenza screening and influenza subtyping

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  MMWR: Fatal Human Case of HPAI A(H5N5) in a Backyard Flock Owner  — Washington, November 2025 #19,381 In November of 2025, Washington Stat...
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