Saturday, September 19, 2026

EID Journal: Detection of HPAI A(H5N1) Virus in Cat and Rats during Outbreak in Backyard Poultry, United States, 2025

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  #19,340 Today we've a dispatch, published yesterday in the CDC's EID Journal , which describes the findings of HPAI H5N1 in a cat...
Friday, September 18, 2026

Preprint: Near real-time data on the human neutralizing antibody landscape to influenza virus in summer of 2026 shows antigenic advance of H3N2 subclade K region D mutants and H1N1 D.3.1.1 Sa mutants

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  #19,339 Hopefully the daunting title of today's paper won't deter both of my readers, because the preprint in question is well wor...
Thursday, September 17, 2026

EID Journal: Experimental Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus Infection in Alpacas, 2026

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  #19,338 In 2024 - just over 2 months after the discovery of HPAI H5N1 in U.S. dairy cattle - the USDA reported that  HPAI H5N1 had been ...

WHO: Bangladesh Reports 4th H5N1 Human Infection for 2026

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  #19,337 In their latest Influenza at the human-animal interface Summary and risk assessment (8 August to 6 September 2026) - published th...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026

#Natlprep 2026: Pandemic Planning At Both Ends of the Spectrum

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  Note: This is the 16th day of National Preparedness Month . Follow this year’s campaign on Twitter by searching for the #NatlPrep #BeReady...
Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Taiwan CDC: Both influenza and the COVID-19 epidemic are currently in their peak season, with influenza cases continuing to rise

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  #19,335 A little over 2 weeks ago (Aug 28th), Japan announced the earliest start to their influenza season since the 2009 H1N1 pandemic...