Mr Misael

Emergence of a novel reassorted high pathogenicity avian influenza A(H5N2) virus associated with severe pneumonia in a young adult Background Infection of backyard and poultry with low pathogenicity avian influenza LPAI A(H5N2) viruses has occurred in Mexico since 1994, and the first human infection caused by this influenza virus...

Pre-print on the latest human case of H5Nx from Mexico ( and first-ever H5N2 ) around Sept 2025

Young, female, save for her BMI no major risk factor identified; survived but hemoptysis and lung damage observed. Not to be confused with the fatal H5N1 Mx case.

www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Congrats Nat / Admittedly more research is needed before this potential transmission mechanism is demonstrated or not, however your investigation has made a compelling case worth to consider

How ProPublica Investigated a Bird Flu Outbreak in America’s Heartland Early this year, bird flu ripped through 80 farms in Ohio and Indiana. Using genetic markers, wind simulations, satellite imagery, property records and more, we found that the virus could’ve been airb...

NEW: Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak.

Here’s how we did.

By @natlash.bsky.social

WHO warns of rising, worrisome levels of drug-resistant gonorrhea Data from a new surveillance report show rising resistance to ceftriaxone and cefixime, the two antibiotics currently recommended for gonorrhea treatment.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/gonorrhea/wh...

Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety of Modified mRNA Influenza Vaccine | NEJM Influenza remains a major health burden despite the use of licensed vaccines. Nucleoside-modified messenger RNA (modRNA) influenza vaccines have shown promising immunogenicity against influenza and...

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Cambodian MOH Announces 18th H5N1 Case of 2025 #18,948 Three years ago an older clade of H5N1 (2.3.2.1.x) reemerged in Cambodia's population after a 9 year absence, spilling over into 6 ...

Mike Coston on the latest Cambodian H5N1 fatality, and its context: afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/11/camb...

MGT breaking w/ DJT was not on my bingo cards a year ago

Weekly US Influenza Surveillance Report: Key Updates for Week 45, ending November 8, 2025 Seasonal influenza activity is low.

CDC FluView is back, and our fears look like reality.

50.8% of circulating H3N2 viruses belong to the 2a.3a.1-K subclade, which have 2 mutations in a very important antigenic site. Our own 2025-2026 vaccine immunogenicity data will be posted in the next couple of weeks.

www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...

Ethiopia confirms first outbreak of Marburg virus disease Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the South Ethiopia Region, the first of its kind in the country, following laboratory testing of samples from a clus...

The deadly fever in Ethiopia has been identified as Marburg disease.
It’s the first time a Marburg outbreak has been identified in Ethiopia.
#IDsky 🧪

www.afro.who.int/countries/et...

Pre-print: Early influenza virus characterisation and vaccine effectiveness in England in autumn 2025 New data on early influenza virus characterisation and vaccine effectiveness in England in autumn 2025, a period dominated by influenza A(H3N2) subclade K.

UKHSA just published a pre-print on preliminary VE of H3N2 vaccination vs subclade K - results give some peace of mind: VE vs hospitalization ranges from 30-40% for adults, about 70-75% for children

#testnegativedesign

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Wanted to thank you and your team for todays pre-print on H3N2 -also thanked u on x.

Cheers

Expanded version of the last graph, both in the number of years & in its horizontal stretching.
#AusFlu2025 peaked in July, but has declined slowly, meaning there's been *lots* of #flu around for a long time.
Sept-2025 was the 2nd biggest Sept since 2017, and Oct-2025 was the biggest Oct on record

I want to spell this out in case the implications aren't clear:

This means all public tools/webapps of GISAID data (all the ones you've been used to seeing thru the pandemic, as far as we can tell) are prohibited.

The file allowed this. Cut that - cut off all tools the public & others were using.

Arizona resident dies from pneumonic plague, health officials say This was the first recorded death from the disease in Coconino County since 2007.

Arizona resident dies of Yersinia pestis (aka "plague) - pneumonic presentation - Coconino county www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Gracias a usted por su servicio Crawford

Mexico reaches 3,001 measles cases and 9 deaths

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Source: Federal Ministry of Health

www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/...

Mexico outbreak: 5 deaths due to #measles and 53 due to whooping cough (pertussis)
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Source: Federal Ministry of Health
www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/...

Mexico Ministry of Health (Federal level) just confirmed the death toll in the measles outbreak now stands at 4

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Source:
www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/...

If, and only If, there is Not a mix-up with the kids reported by the two different state goverments due to technicalities regarding "residence", the death toll in the current #measles outbreak in #Mexico now stands at 4

- All unvaccinated
- 1 adult
- 3 kids

Goverment of Sonora confirms the death of a 1 year old due to #measles

The girl is from Chihuahua w/ temporary residence in Sonora. Due to the gender n age it seems to be a distint case from the 2 deceased kids confirmed by Chihuahua
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Source
sonora.gob.mx/gobierno/acc...

2 more deaths due to #measles in Mexico

Ministry of Health of Chihuahua confirms a 7 yo and an 11 month old baby passed away due to measles in the Ojinaga and Namiquipa counties

The toll now stands at 3

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Source: press release of Chihuahua Gov
chihuahua.gob.mx/index.php/pr...

FYI @crof.bsky.social Measles update Mexico, 2 deaths

Tips to use Mexico´s Federal Ministry of Health data

Download Base de Datos Enfermedades Febriles Exantemáticas, raw data

Download & use Diccionario Datos to "translate" the keys. Beware: do not mix-up Notifying state/entity w/ Resident´s

H/T @borisosman.bsky.social

gob.mx/salud/docume...

2 confirmed deaths in Mexico´s #measles outbreak, both males & unvaccinated

31 yo, resident of Ascensión County, Chihuahua. Dx April 7

7 yo, Ojinaga County, Chihuahua, Dx April 16

Source: Base EFE of the Mexican (Federal) MoH
gob.mx/salud/docume...
@Crof
H/T @borisosman.bsky.social

Chihuahua, Mexico reaches 713 measles confirmed cases surpassing its neighbour across the border, Texas
#Measles

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Source. Official update by Gov of State of Chihuahua:
rad.ssch.gob.mx/rad/nocache/...

362 confirmed #measles cases in Mexico - 7 states affected

Source: Mx Minister of Health press conference before the Mexican President - around 16:10

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc4e...
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Confirman primera muerte por brote de sarampión en México: Un hombre de 31 años que no tenía vacuna Chihuahua registró la primera muerte por el brote de sarampión en México; los contagios en la entidad se han disparado con 261 casos confirmados.

1st measles death in Chihuahua, Mexico, 31 y.o. male, unvaccinated

#Sarampión #Measles

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Source:
elfinanciero.com.mx/estados/2025...

Human case H5N1 confirmed in Mexico, "in serious condition"

Girl, 3 y.o., received oselmativir, hopitalized, resident of Durango state

Source: Federal Ministry of Health, press release>
@crof.bsky.social @bnonews.com
#H5N1
www.gob.mx/salud/prensa...

Mexico, #Measles outbreak update:

95 confirmed measles cases in Chihuahua state

Source:
Ministry of Health of Chihuahua State
chihuahua.gob.mx/index.php/pr...

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@health.bnonews.com
chihuahua.gob.mx/index.php/pr...

Comparative Estimates of Crude and Effective Coverage of Measles Immunization in Low-Resource Settings: Findings from Salud Mesoamérica 2015 Timely and accurate measurement of population protection against measles is critical for decision-making and prevention of outbreaks. However, little is known about how survey-based estimates of immun...

Seroprevalence of measles antibodies, 2012-13, México & Nicaragua. Effective coverage obv lower than crude reported coverages. Some geographical clues, perhaps electricity & cold chain disruptions, malnutration or not discussed: the use of only ELISA methods

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...