Henry L Niman PhD
hlniman.bsky.social
Henry L Niman PhD
@hlniman.bsky.social
H5 confirmed
Yarmouth County
Nova Scotia
Non-commercial
Non-poultry
February 5, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Washington State University uploaded 10 sets of D1.1 Dairy seqs to GISAID with PB2 D701N collected in early 2025
February 4, 2026 at 2:56 PM
UC Davis uploaded 69 sets of California seqs to GISAID collected between 2023-2025
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Public Health Agency of Canada has uploaded 80 sets of H5N1 British Columbia seqs to GISAID
Nov/Dec 2025 collections
Largely D1.1
Closest to US Pacific Flyway D1.1 seqs
January 30, 2026 at 12:04 PM
NVSL uploaded 76 sets of H5N1 seqs to GISAID
Largely wild bird and poultry
w/ collection date and location
Largely D1.1
incl
A/raccoon/Washington/05425-001/2025 | 12/5/25
D1.1 w/ PB2 E627K
January 28, 2026 at 9:17 PM
A/turkey/Washington/04434-001-v/2025 | 11/14/25
NS 938
A/Washington/2148/2025 | 11/10/25 2148 A/Ringed_Seal/NU/FAV-0410-3/2024 | 10/9/24
A/Ringed_Seal/NU/FAV-0410-2/2024 | 10/9/24 A/Northern_Fulmar/NU/FAV-0290-1/2024 | 10/4/24
937
A/northern_fulmar/Greenland/08238-1.01/2023
January 23, 2026 at 9:05 AM
A/turkey/Washington/04434-001-v/2025 | 11/14/25 MP 982
A/Washington/2148/2025 | 11/10/25
981
A/Iceland gull/Iceland/2025AI03229/2025 | 3/7/25
A/Arctic fox/Iceland/2025AI03209/2025 | 1/25/25
A/Red_Kite/England/055216/2024 | 11/13/24
A/Barn_Owl/Scotland/014863/2025 | 2/19/25
January 23, 2026 at 8:40 AM
A/turkey/Washington/04434-001-v/2025 | 11/14/25 NP 1497
A/Herring_Gull/NS/FAV-0188-10/2025 | 4/25/25
A/Ringed_Seal/NU/FAV-0410-2/2024 | 10/9/24
A/Herring_Gull/NS/FAV-0245-4/2024 | 4/5/24
A/Striped_Skunk/PEI/FAV-0130-1/2024 | 4/9/24
A/northern_fulmar/Greenland/08238-1.01/2023
January 23, 2026 at 8:34 AM
A/turkey/Washington/04434-001-v/2025 | 11/14/25
PA 2151
2150
A/Washington/2148/2025 | 11/10/25
2148
A/Ringed_Seal/NU/FAV-0410-3/2024 | 10/9/24
A/Northern_Fulmar/NU/FAV-0290-1/2024 | 10/4/24
2147
A/Ringed_Seal/NU/FAV-0410-2/2024 | 10/9/24
2145
A/Herring_Gull/NL/FAV-0430-14/2023
January 23, 2026 at 8:25 AM
A/turkey/Washington/04434-001-v/2025 | 11/14/25
PB1 2274
2273
A/Washington/2148/2025 | 11/10/25
A/Ringed_Seal/NU/FAV-0410-3/2024 | 10/9/24
A/Turkey/Iceland/2024AI05124/2024 | 12/3/24
A/northern_fulmar/Greenland/08238-1.01/2023
A/Sand_piper/Norway/2023-07-2521/2023 | 9/18/23
January 23, 2026 at 7:18 AM
A/turkey/Washington/04434-001-v/2025 | 11/14/25
PB2 2280
A/Washington/2148/2025 | 11/10/25
2279
A/Ringed_Seal/NU/FAV-0410-3/2024 | 10/9/24
A/Northern_Fulmar/NU/FAV-0290-1/2024 | 10/3/24
A/Herring_Gull/NL/FAV-0430-14/2023 | 11/2/23
A/northern_fulmar/Greenland/08238-1.01/2023
2278
January 23, 2026 at 7:07 AM
A/turkey/Washington/04434-001-v/2025 | 11/14/25
N5 1353
1352
A/Washington/2148/2025 | 11/10/25
A/Ringed_Seal/NU/FAV-0410-3/2024 | 10/9/24
A/Northern_Fulmar/NU/FAV-0290-1/2024 | 10/3/24
1351
A/Great_Black-Backed_Gull/NS/FAV-0188-9/2025 | 4/25/24
January 23, 2026 at 2:32 AM
A/turkey/Washington/04434-001-v/2025 | 11/14/25
H5 1704
1703
A/Washington/2148/2025 | 11/10/25
1697
A/Ringed_Seal/NU/FAV-0410-3/2024 | 11/9/24
A/Ringed_Seal/NU/FAV-0410-2/2024 | 11/9/24
A/Northern_Fulmar/NU/FAV-0290-1/2024 | 10/3/24
A/American_Crow/QC/FAV-0132-1/2024 | 4/11/24
January 23, 2026 at 2:25 AM
A/turkey/Washington/04434-001-v/2025 | 11/14/25
Likely from Grays Harbor backyard flock linked to
H5N5 human case
1 BP difference in H5 from
A/Washington/2148/2025 | 11/10/25
These two sets of seqs represent
Pacific Flyway version of H5N5 genotype 6
January 23, 2026 at 2:19 AM
NVSL uploaded 223 sets of H5N1 seqs and 5 sets of H5N5 seqs to GISAID
4 of the H5N5 sets were a novel genotype from the midwest
1 was genotype A6
A/turkey/Washington/04434-001-v/2025 | 11/14/25
and was closely related to the human H5N5 seq
A/Washington/2148/2025 | 11/10/25
January 23, 2026 at 2:04 AM
NVSL uploaded 54 more sets of H5N1 seqs to GISAID wild birds and poultry
includes location and collection dates
January 16, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The cat developed severe disease
neurologic signs
euthanized
Other cats on the same property were also reported ill

One full seq from above cat cluster was uploaded today
A/cat/New Jersey/007151-003/2025 | 2/26/25

Matched earlier seqs
all had PB2 E627K

www.nj.gov/health/news/...
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
A/cat/New Jersey/007151-003/2025 | 2/26/25
D1.1 PB2 E627K
2280
A/cat/USA/006823-001/2025
A/cat/USA/007151-002/2025
A/cat/USA/007151-003/2025
2279
A/cat/USA/007151-004/2025
A/cat/USA/006491-001/2025
2278
A/turkey vulture/USA/009512-006/2025
January 15, 2026 at 3:57 PM
NVSL uploaded 1249 sets of H5 seqs to GISAID
Largely wild birds, but also poultry and dairy
Also includes many mammalian seqs
(some from as early as March 2025
Includes location and collection dates
Not in GISAID BLAST database yet
January 15, 2026 at 3:43 PM
WAHIS report on Grays Harbor backyard flock in Washington finally released
H5 positive
N "not determined" by sequencing
January 14, 2026 at 12:02 PM
H5 confirmed
North Perth
Ontario
Commercial poultry
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
NVSL uploaded 32 sets of 2025 H5N1 Dairy and poultry seqs to GISAID
Largely D1.1 poultry
B3.13 dairy
Includes location and collection dates
Not in BLAST database yet
December 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
H5N1 confirmations for
Washington backyard farms in
Nov/Dec include
Whatcom03
Snohomish12
Jefferson03
San Juan01
Island01
conspicuously absent
Grays Harbor01
Snohomish13
wahis.woah.org#/in-review/4...
December 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
H5N5 EA/AM wild birds
confirmed in San Diego Co CA
2 Western Gulls
Pacific Flyway
Same strain designation as
2 Lesser Saups
Oconto WI
Mississippi Flyway
www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...
Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wild Birds | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
View the latest information on detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds.
www.aphis.usda.gov
December 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
H5 confirmed
Pierre-De Saurel
Non-commercial
Non-poultry
December 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM