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 09, 2026

ECDC: Rapid Scientific Advice on Management of Hantavirus Exposed Passengers

#19,153 The ECDC has released their own set of recommendations for EU countries regarding the management of passengers returning from the m/...

CDC Statement On Quarantine of Returning Passengers From the m/v Hondius

#19,152 Late yesterday the CDC released a brief statement on how passengers from the m/v Hondius - currently enroute to the Canary Isla...

CDC HAN #00528: 2026 Multi-country Hantavirus Cluster Linked to Cruise Ship

WHO Epi Chart of Probable & Confirmed Cases #19,151 While it remains to be seen whether the hantavirus outbreak aboard the m/v Hondius...

Friday, May 08, 2026

MMWR: Fatal Human Case of HPAI A(H5N5) in a Backyard Flock Owner — Washington, November 2025

#19,150 As we've discussed often, it takes a certain amount of luck for novel flu infections to be detected, properly treated, and then ...

UKHSA Hantavirus Update: Cryptic Mention of a Suspected Case on Tristan Da Cunha

#19,149 The online signal-to-noise ratio regarding the hantavirus outbreak continues to degrade with several `false alarms ' making th...

Thursday, May 07, 2026

MMWR: Serologic Evidence of HPAI A(H5N1) Virus Infection in a Veterinary Professional Exposed to an Infected Domestic Cat

USDA list of Domestic Cats with H5N1 #19,148 We've a new report in today's MMWR that details the probable feline-to-human trans...

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