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Referral: (OFFLU Report) Beyond poultry: Rethinking monitoring and control of HPAI H5Nx anticipating spillover risks for mammals.
9+ hour, 13+ min ago (139+ words) Referral: (OFFLU Report) Beyond poultry: Rethinking monitoring and control of HPAI H5Nx anticipating spillover risks for mammals.Avian Flu Diary Saturday, March 21, 2026 Referral: (OFFLU Report) Beyond poultry: Rethinking monitoring and control of HPAI H5Nx anticipating spillover risks for mammals. Yesterday OFFLU - the…...
South Korea: MAFRA Investigation Into Biosecurity Lapses on HPAI Affected Poultry Farms
1+ week, 5+ day ago (256+ words) 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. Despite more than 2 decades of dealing with extensive bird flu outbreaks, and numerous…...
Pathogens: Clinical and Laboratory Findings in Cats with Confirmed Avian Influenza A/H5N1 Virus Infection During the 2023 Outbreak in Poland
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (413+ words) 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. Three summers ago, when domestic feline infection with HPAI H5N1 was still considered a…...
Nature Comms: Assessing HPAI-H5 Transmission Risk Across Wild Bird Migratory Flyways in the United States
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (431+ words) 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. The world has been watching HPAI H5N1 for nearly 3 decades, but today's HPAI H5 viruses…...
More Than One Way To Start An Epidemic . . .
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (500+ words) 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. Last week, in'Taiwan: Another Avian Flu `Incident', we looked at the latest in…...
Nature: An Outbreak of HPAI H5N1 Could Impact the Dairy Cattle Sector and the Broader Economy in the United States
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (300+ words) Nature: An Outbreak of HPAI H5N1 Could Impact the Dairy Cattle Sector and the Broader Economy in the United States'Avian Flu Diary Covering Pandemic and Seasonal Flu, Emerging Infectious Diseases, public health, community & Individual preparedness. NOTE: All AFD blogs are written…...
Taiwan: The Plot Thickens . . .
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (209+ words) 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. Yesterday, in quick succession, we learned (a) that 235 dead (H5N1 infected) chickens were dumped in…...
Taiwan: H5N1 Infected Chicken Dumping Incident Investigated
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (349+ words) 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. As long-time flu watchers, one of the `unofficial' signs we look for are…...
Taiwan: Meanwhile, in Taichung . . .
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (144+ words) 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. Even as I was finishing up my last blog (see Taiwan: H5N1 Infected Chicken…...
Preprint: Bovine-derived Influenza A virus (H5N1) Shows Efficient Replication in Well-differentiated Human Nasal Epithelial Cells Without Requiring Genetic Adaptation
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (529+ words) 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. Based on limited surveillance and reporting systems (see NAS : Diagnostic Tools, Gaps, and…...