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.

Friday, February 20, 2026

J. Inf.: Zoonotic Threat of Novel H6N2 Avian Influenza Virus with Internal Genes Exclusively Derived from H9N2, China, 2025

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Transmission patterns between different hosts of  H6 viruses.   Credit: JOI: Prevalence and Transmission of Influenza A (H6) Viruses #19,06...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

New Jersey's Wild Bird Die-Off

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  #19,059 The Northern Hemisphere is at - or near - peak avian flu for this winter season, with literally scores of outbreaks being reporte...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

When You're in the Market For Bird Flu

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  Based on USDA Data - Graph created with Gemini #19,058 Since the arrival of H5N1 in late 2021, the  USDA has reported  64 outbreaks  in li...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

EID Journal: Vaccine-Like African Swine Fever Virus Strain in Domestic Pigs, Thailand, 2024

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  How ASF Spreads #19,057 We've a bit of a medical mystery today courtesy of an early release research article published this week in th...
Monday, February 16, 2026

Pathogens: Clinical and Laboratory Findings in Cats with Confirmed Avian Influenza A/H5N1 Virus Infection During the 2023 Outbreak in Poland

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#19,056 Three summers ago, when domestic feline infection with HPAI H5N1 was still considered a fairly rare event, we followed an unusually ...
Sunday, February 15, 2026

WHO: Mpox: Recombinant Virus With Genomic Elements of Clades Ib and IIb - Global

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  Mpox Multi-country external situation report no. 62  #19,055 Although details were scant, on December 8th, 2025 the UKHSA Identified a New...
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