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.

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Norway Veterinary Institute Reports HPAI H5N5 In Polar Bears on Svalbard Island

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  Credit: Multiple transatlantic incursions of HPAI  clade 2.3.4.4b A(H5N5) virus into North America  and spillover to mammals #19,167 Altho...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

CDC HAN #00529: 2026 Hantavirus Outbreak: Testing for Potential Infection

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Credit CDC #19,166 Lest we forget with all that is going on with the Ebola outbreak in central Africa; the world is still on watch for addit...

CDC Statement on the Use of Public Health Travel Restrictions to Prevent the Introduction of Ebola Disease into the United States

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Scheduled airline traffic around the world – Credit Wikipedia #19,165 While reassuring the public that the current risk to Americans from th...
Monday, May 18, 2026

UKHSA MERS-CoV Risk Assessment & Updates

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  #19,164 The month of May has already borne witness to a high-profile Andes Hantavirus outbreak aboard the m/v Hondius and a burgeoning B...
Sunday, May 17, 2026

Canada: PHAC Statement on `Presumed Positive' Hantavirus Case in Vancouver

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#19,163 One of the m/v Hondius passengers, recently repatriated to Canada, has developed symptoms and has presumptively tested positive for...

WHO Director Declares DRC Outbreak of Bundibugyo Ebolavirus a PHEIC (Public Health Emergency of International Concern)

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#19,162 Overnight, roughly 72 hours after the first reports , the Director of the World Health Organization declared the Bundibugyo virus ou...
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