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

CDC HAN #00530: Ebola Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

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  Credit CDC #19,168 While the full extent of the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and neighboring countries remains unclear, we are already seeing...

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...
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