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WHO Statement on 8th Hantavirus Case Now Hospitalized in Zurich
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (103+ words) 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. While I was tacking down and blogging the statement from…...
Switzerland FOPH: Patient Hospitalized in Zurich with Hantavirus Infection - Left Ship in Late April
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (92+ words) Avian Flu Diary Wednesday, May 06, 2026 Switzerland FOPH: Patient Hospitalized in Zurich with Hantavirus Infection - Left Ship in Late April Overnight Switzerland has reported that a former passenger on the m/v Hondius - who left the ship (with his wife) in…...
WHO DON: Update: Hantavirus Cluster Linked to Cruise Ship Travel, Multi-country
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (232+ words) Avian Flu Diary Tuesday, May 05, 2026 WHO DON: Update: Hantavirus Cluster Linked to Cruise Ship Travel, Multi-country - Exactly how, when, and where the three symptomatic cases will be medically evacuated from the ship (and any others that might subsequently fall ill) - How…...
Taiwan CDC: Statement/Update On Locally Acquired H7 N7 Infection
23+ hour, 35+ min ago (75+ words) 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. Just over a month ago Taiwan reported their first locally…...
Avian Flu Diary: Argentina MOH: Statement and Special Report On Recent Hantavirus Activity
1+ day, 46+ min ago (248+ 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 the origins of the hantavirus infection currently spreading aboard a cruise ship…...
Brief Background on the Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak On A Cruise Ship (ex Argentina)
2+ day, 15+ hour 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. Hantaviruses - which are carried by rodents in many parts of the world - are…...
EID Journal Dispatch: Replication Efficiency of Contemporary Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5 N1) Virus Isolates in Human Nasal Epithelium Model
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (152+ words) Avian Flu Diary Saturday, May 02, 2026 EID Journal Dispatch: Replication Efficiency of Contemporary Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5 N1) Virus Isolates in Human Nasal Epithelium Model - Last month, in EID Journal: Tropism and Replication Competence of Cattle Influenza A(H5 N1) Genotype B3. 13 Virus in…...
Eurosurveillance: HPAI H5 N1 in Poultry & Domestic Cats and Occupational Exposure Among Veterinary and Other First Responders, Germany, February 2026
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (410+ 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. We've a detailed report, published yesterday in Eurosurveillance, on a recent (Feb 2026) outbreak…...
Vaccines: A Historical Review About Immunity and Vaccines Against H2 N2
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (463+ 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. Novel H1, H2, and H3 flu viruses appear to have fewer barriers to overcome in order…...
WHO Influenza at the human-animal interface (March 31st): 13 Novel Flu Infections Detailed
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (384+ 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 avian flu reports may seem to have slowed in the first quarter…...