New Zealand funds six wildlife hospitals for bird flu watch
The one-off package is $150,000, split among accredited care sites already contracted to MPI.
24 September 2026 · New Zealand Government / Scoop
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Petone leopard seal negative for bird flu
Department of Conservation testing found no high-pathogenicity avian influenza.
18 Sept · RNZ
Same H5N1 strain found in cat, rats and chickens on Illinois farm
A 2025 backyard die-off killed 100 of 105 birds; a case report this month identified clade 2.3.4.4b.
18 Sept · Vet Candy
Alpacas shed H5N1 B3.13 after experimental infection
Germany’s FLI inoculated 6 alpaca with the bovine genotype of clade 2.3.4.4b.
17 Sept · EID Journal via blog
Bangladesh records fourth human H5N1 case of 2026
A child from Rangpur division fell ill on 15 August and was admitted to hospital on 17 August.
17 Sept · WHO / IEDCR briefing via blog
Manitoba poultry farm is Canada’s first HPAI since May
The CFIA confirmed the detection on Sept. 10.
15 Sept · Farms.com
Turkey flocks in Minnesota and the Dakotas hit by HPAI
More than 417,000 birds have been affected in the regional wave.
15 Sept · Yahoo News
H5N1 confirmed in commercial poultry in four states
Two new Idaho dairy herds were confirmed infected, and Idaho and Texas together reported five dairy herds in the past 30 days.
15 Sept · The Poultry Site
Manitoba farm records Canada’s first poultry HPAI since May
CFIA reported the outbreak at a poultry farm in the rural municipality of De Salaberry.
13 Sept · CFIA
Two more human H9N2 infections reported from Chinese Mainland
WHO WPRO logged one case in each of the weeks of 14–20 August and 21–27 August 2026.
1 Sept · WHO WPRO weekly update (via blog)
H5 bird flu confirmed in six Australian jurisdictions
As of 31 August 2026 every detection has been in wildlife, with none in poultry or the agricultural system.
31 Aug · wildlifehealthaustralia.com.au
Fox, seal and dolphin in South Australia
Published 29 August 2026, SBS News reported a seal, a dolphin and a fox had tested positive for H5 bird flu in South Australia.
29 Aug · sbs.com.au
APHIS confirms new H5N1 hits in flocks and herds
Three dairy herds were confirmed infected in the past 30 days, two in Texas and one in Utah.
28 Aug · thepoultrysite.com
Common dolphin at Goolwa tests positive for H5N1
PIRSA confirmed Australia’s first H5N1 detection in a common dolphin found dead on the Fleurieu Peninsula.
28 Aug · abc.net.au
Fox tests positive in Adelaide
CSIRO confirmed H5 bird flu in a red fox found at Osborne on 28 August 2026, Australia’s first land-mammal case.
28 Aug · agriculture.gov.au
Australia rates H5 bird flu risk to people as low
The risk of H5 bird flu (H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b) to people in Australia is low.
28 Aug · cdc.gov.au
WHO influenza centres close three-day Pacific H5N1 session
Over 150 influenza experts finished the 19th Biregional Meeting of National Influenza Centres on 27 August 2026.
27 Aug · who.int
AVA: 330-plus events and penguin vaccination
On 27 August 2026 the Australian Veterinary Association said DAFF had confirmed more than 330 H5 bird flu events in wild birds nationally.
27 Aug · ava.com.au
PAHO counts 455 American outbreaks
PAHO’s 26 August 2026 update listed 455 A(H5) outbreaks in the Americas, 386 in birds and 69 in mammals, reported 27 August.
27 Aug · elheraldo.hn
New Zealand records a third wild bird
On 27 August 2026 MPI said New Zealand’s third H5 case was a northern giant petrel found dead 21 August at Cape Palliser.
27 Aug · mpi.govt.nz
US poultry and dairy H5N1 cases posted after a month-long silence
Eighty-five cattle herds have confirmed H5N1 infections so far this year.
27 Aug · cidrap.umn.edu
Long-nosed fur seal dies of H5N1 in South Australia
A long-nosed fur seal was confirmed to have died of H5N1 in coastal South Australia, published 25 August 2026.
25 Aug · sbs.com.au
Australia counts 309 events
By 25 August 2026 official data listed 309 confirmed bird-flu events and more than 1,000 crested-tern deaths on three islands.
25 Aug · nytimes.com
Long-nosed fur seal is Australia’s first mainland mammal H5 death
The animal was found dead on Wednesday at Beachport on South Australia’s Limestone Coast; later testing confirmed H5 bird flu.
22 Aug · The Guardian
Mouse study traces H5N1 through placenta and milk
Nature Communications published on 21 August 2026 a mouse model of bovine H5N1 showing in utero transmission and infectious virus in neonatal milk ring and lungs.
21 Aug · nature.com
U.S. FluView finds 0.7 percent influenza positives in week 32
Nationally, during Week 32 ending August 15, 2026, the percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for influenza virus in clinical laboratories was 0.7 percent, with H5 at 0 among public health laboratory positives that week.
21 Aug · cdc.gov
WHO WPRO logs one new H9N2 case in Anhui
From 14 to 20 August 2026 one new case of human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) virus was reported, a male child under 5 years of age from Anhui Province, China, with symptom onset on 3 August 2026.
21 Aug · who.int
WHO records one H5N1 and eight H9N2 human detections in July-August
From 8 July to 7 August 2026, based on reporting date, detections of influenza A(H5N1) in one human and influenza A(H9N2) in eight humans were officially reported.
7 Aug · who.int
No unusual human A(H5) activity in CDC systems
From 28 September 2025 through 1 August 2026 at least 4,900 people were monitored.
7 Aug · cdc.gov
H5N1 confirmed in cat and rats on Illinois backyard farm
NVSL verified clade 2.3.4.4b after 100 of 105 birds died in March 2025.
Emerging Infectious Diseases
H5N1 isolated from a U.S. fetal bovine serum lot
In February 2025, researchers detected highly pathogenic avian influenza virus A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b in a fetal bovine serum lot; heating at 56°C for 30 minutes completely inactivated the virus.
cdc.gov
Minnesota turkey plants hit in week's H5N1 cluster
A Big Stone County commercial turkey operation had 55,700 birds affected.
CIDRAP
USDA trackers silent nearly 30 days
Three dairy herds were confirmed infected in the past 30 days, two in Texas and one in Utah.
inkl.com
WOAH records 16 poultry HPAI outbreaks in July
In July 2026, 16 new outbreaks in poultry were notified by 5 countries and territories, with about 1,528,120 poultry birds dead or culled.
woah.org
Seven commercial H5N1 flocks logged since September 1
Past 30 days: eight commercial flocks and six backyard flocks, 360,000 birds.
CIDRAP
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