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, November 07, 2026

Washington State Adds 3 More H5N1 Infected Herds - HPAI North American Roundup

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  #19,405 Since last Monday , Washington State has reported 3 more infected dairy herds (2 in Yakima County, 1 in Benton) , bringing to 43...

South Korea: MAFRA Reports 2 Outbreaks of HPAI H5N9 in Poultry & Ducks

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  #19,404 Over the 2024-2026 flu season, South Korea's MAFRA Reported Increased Infectivity & Pathogenicity of last Year's Avian...
Friday, November 06, 2026

EM&I: Emergence of a Distinct Evolutionary Cluster of Clade 2.3.4.4b H5 Viruses in China during 2024-2025 with Rapid Evolution and Antigenic Divergence

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  Antigenic Distance Map #19,403 As we've discussed often over the years , there are scores of genotypes of HPAI H5 clade 2.3.4.4b viru...
Thursday, November 05, 2026

EID Journal: Serologic Evidence of Avian Influenza Virus Exposure in Livestock, Egypt, 2024–2026

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#19,402 In the spring of 2024 a mysterious illness spreading among Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico dairy cattle was identified as avian H5N1 ,...
Wednesday, November 04, 2026

NOAA Climate Prediction: West Coast Atmospheric River Event (Nov 10th-16th)

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  NOAA Forecast Issued Nov 3rd #19,401 As we discussed 2 months ago in #NPM26: Preparing For An El NiƱo Winter , the west coast and the sout...

When Flu Viruses Collide

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  Antigenic ` Shift' or Reassortment  #19,400  Influenza co-infections in humans - or in any other susceptible host ( birds, pigs, catt...
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