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.

Monday, March 30, 2026

(France ANSES) Vaccinating Ducks Against Avian Influenza: Lessons Learned From the First Six Months

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#19,101 After years of increasing agricultural losses from avian influenza, many poultry farmers are understandably anxious for permission...

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Nature Health: York University Study on Containment scenarios for H5N1

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Credit NIAID #19,100 A number of countries have procured quantities of a pre-pandemic H5N1 vaccine for human use (United States ( 4.8 millio...

Saturday, March 28, 2026

California: SLO County Reports Dead Sea Lion From H5N1

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California Marine Mammals with H5N1 #19,099 Just over a month ago the Año Nuevo Natural Reserve in San Mateo County, CA announced the fir...

Friday, March 27, 2026

Viral Creep: H5N5 Update

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Cell Reports: Multiple Transatlantic Incursions of HPAI clade 2.3.4.4b A(H5N5) Virus into North America and Spillover to Mammals (2024)...

Thursday, March 26, 2026

PLoS Med.: Association Between COVID-19 Vaccination and Sudden Death in Apparently Healthy Younger Individuals:

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Asystole #19,097 (Spoiler alert: They didn't find any ) Long before the first COVID vaccine was rolled out to the public (Dec 2020) w...

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Italy: MOH Statement on First LPAI H9N2 Human Case in Europe (imported)

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#19,096 With a hat tip to Pathfinder on FluTrackers who posted a media story , I've tracked down the Italian MOH's statement on w...

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