Friday, August 21, 2026

CDC FluView Week 32: Two H1N2v Human Infections Reported in Michigan

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  Credit Wikipedia #19,304 Nine days ago, in  Kent County MI Health Department Bulletin on Swine Flu (in pigs) at Local Fair , we learned o...

Nature Comms: Trimester-dependent vertical transmission of H5N1 influenza virus through placental and mammary routes impairs offspring development

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Photo Credit – CDC #19,303 In late 2024, in EID Journal: Systematic Review of Avian Influenza Virus Infection and Outcomes during Pregnancy ...

New Zealand Reports 3rd H5N1 Detection in a Wild Bird

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Credit Wikipedia #19,302 It has been just over a month since New Zealand reported their second H5N1 detection in a local bird ( a swamp h...
Thursday, August 20, 2026

Louisiana DOH Reports Naegleria fowleri infection in Louisiana resident

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 Credit CDC #19,301 Nearly every year we see a handful of rare - mostly fatal - brain infections caused by free living amoebas ( Naegleria f...

Australia: Media Reports of Multiple Mass Mortality Events in Birds (H5N1 Suspected)

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  Data as of 4pm AEST, 19 August 2026 #19,300 While HPAI H5N1 reporting from governmental sources have slowed in recent days , overnight th...
Wednesday, August 19, 2026

WHO Influenza at the human-animal interface (Aug 7th) - Uptick in H9N2 Cases in China

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 #19,299 T he WHO has released an update ( dated Aug 7th, but posted overnight) of human novel flu infections reported between July 8th an...