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, July 11, 2026

EM&I: Characterization of oseltamivir-resistant A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype D1.1 variants identified in poultry farms of British Columbia, Canada

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Abrupt Shift in H5N1 Genotypes in Wild Birds in US/Canada Nature   https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04300-1 #19,242 In the fall of...
Friday, July 10, 2026

Australia Confirms H5N1 in Local Seabird - Confirmed Detections (N=13)

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Greater Crested Tern Link  CC 4.0 Author mattf1996 #19,241 While long expected   (see Australia : Biodiversity Council Webinar on HPAI H5 Av...
Thursday, July 09, 2026

EFSA: An LPAI H9N2 Mystery

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#19,240 A little over a week ago the EFSA published their quarterly avian flu review  - which in addition to documenting the last 3 months o...
Wednesday, July 08, 2026

Viruses: First Ecuadorian Pediatric Case of Multisystem and Neurological Involvement Associated with Influenza A—H5N1 Virus—Case Report

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  #19,239 In January of 2023  Ecuador reported its first (and as far as we know, only ) human infection with H5N1; in a 9-year-old girl with...
Tuesday, July 07, 2026

J. Virology: Receptor profiling and growth assessment of influenza A virus in porcine mammary and non-mammary tissues and derived cells

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  #19,238 Until 28 months ago conventional wisdom held that cattle, sheep, goats and other mammalian livestock were not susceptible to HPAI...
Monday, July 06, 2026

PNAS (Referral): Genomic and structural evidence of SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV in migratory birds

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  Tundra Swans Flyovers, Craig Strobeck, Public Domain, https://www.fws.gov/media/tundra-swans-flyovers #19,237 We've a surprising repor...
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