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Poultry Sci & Mgt: Partial Protection of Commercial H5 Avian Influenza Vaccines to clade 2.3.4??4b H5N1 and H5N8 Avian Influenza Infections in Chickens
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (536+ words) Nearly 14 years ago, in Egypt: A Paltry Poultry Vaccine, we looked at an analysis by the researchers from the Virology department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital - that studied the effectiveness of six commercially available H5 poultry vaccines then deployed in…...
Michigan DOH Confirms H1N2v (swine flu) in Fair Exhibitor
4+ week, 1+ day ago (149+ words) afludiary.blogspot.com Saturday, August 15, 2026 Michigan DOH Confirms H1N2v (swine flu) in Fair Exhibitor The CDC's IRAT (Influenza Risk Assessment Tool) currently lists 3 North American swine viruses as having at least some pandemic potential (2 added in 2019). - Do not eat or drink…...
Avian Flu Diary: Virology: Acquisition of specific human respiratory tract binding by 2.3.4.4b H5N1 hemagglutinins requires multiple mutations
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (278+ words) Complicating matters, as we've discussed previously (see here, here, and here), HPAI H5 viruses encompass a large and growing array of closely related - but genetically distinct subclades, subtypes, and genotypes - and a mutation that might impact one strain might not have…...
Avian Flu Diary: Eurosurveillance: A cohort study of persons exposed to HPAI A(H5N1) at premises with infected animals, England, 2023 to 2025
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (268+ words) Despite being of the same subclade (2.3.4.4b) the HPAI H5N1 viruses circulating in the UK (and Europe) during the 2023-2025 were (and remain) genetically distinct from those circulating in North America. While cattle-associated genotype B3.13 and a newly emerged genotype D1.1 both emerged in North…...
Preprint: Within- and between-host dynamics of highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic birds from Pennsylvania farms and live bird markets
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (433+ 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 month, in One Health: Mapping reported modes of transmission of HPAI A…...
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
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (354+ 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. In the fall of 2024 - while we were watching the bovine B3.13 genotype spread in…...
USDA Reports Another H5N1 Outbreak at a Live Bird Market (Pennsylvania)
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (171+ 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. Although the summer is generally a very slow time of the year for…...
Preprint: Two epidemics, one genotype, different outcomes: Evolutionary changes of Avian Influenza H5N1, genotype EA-2024-DI
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (535+ 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. If anyone has any doubts over the impact of the 2025-2026 avian flu season…...
Eurosurveillance: Detection of antibodies against avian influenza in European dairy cattle, the Netherlands, January 2026
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (522+ 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 January (see Netherlands: NVWA Announcement on Avian Flu Antibodies Detected In Dairy…...
Idaho Health HAN: Consider Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in Patients with Dairy Cattle or Poultry Exposure
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (163+ 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. While reporting of HPAI H5 in dairy herds has slowed in 2026, we continue to…...