Category: Avian Influenza
Human and Animal Health Experts Meet in South America to Prepare for Bird Flu
CDC Machine translated from Spanish As H5 Bird Flu Spreads South in the Americas, it Poses a Threat to Animal and Human Health March 14, 2023 –With avian influenza A H5 outbreaks in wild birds and poultry spreading to Latin America and the Caribbean, public and animal experts are gathering in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this […]
Mar 14, 2023
Idaho: After avian influenza outbreak among domestic birds, is there any end in sight?
(East Idaho News) A strain of avian flu continues to have an impact on soaring egg prices nationwide, and the first confirmed case detected in domestic birds in Bingham County last week creates an added sense of urgency in eastern Idaho. Christie Hammons, the deputy veterinarian for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, tells EastIdahoNews.com […]
Mar 14, 2023
Think Global Health Human cases of avian influenza in Cambodia exemplify the importance of global surveillance and collaboration In late February 2023, Cambodia reported that two people had contracted bird flu, sparking concern that the avian influenza virus might become transmissible between humans and spark another pandemic. The influenza A (H5N1) virus, which has been […]
Mar 14, 2023
Michigan: Highly contagious bird flu found in backyard flock of Eaton County chickens
Lansing State Journal Experts have detected highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard poultry flock in Eaton County. It’s the first detection of the virus in domestic birds in Eaton County and the first time HPAI has been confirmed in a Michigan domestic poultry flock since early December, officials with the state Department of […]
Mar 14, 2023
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in a Harbor Porpoise, Sweden
(CDC) We found highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus clade 2.3.4.4b associated with meningoencephalitis in a stranded harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). The virus was closely related to strains responsible for a concurrent avian influenza outbreak in wild birds. This case highlights the potential risk for virus spillover to mammalian hosts. Europe and, more recently, North […]
Mar 14, 2023
What you need to know about the U.S. bird flu outbreak
PBS Newshour The H5N1 strain of bird flu has left the U.S. reeling as it tries to manage the deadliest bird flu outbreak in history. The PBS NewsHour’s William Brangham joined Nicole Ellis to explain the significance of this avian flu, the severity of the outbreak, and how it will affect people across the country. What […]
Mar 14, 2023
8 dead skunks found in Vancouver and Richmond test positive for avian flu
CBC The skunks may have contracted influenza by scavenging wild birds, B.C. government says. Eight skunks found dead last month in Vancouver and nearby Richmond, B.C., have tested positive for avian flu. The B.C. government says it is the same strain of avian influenza associated with the outbreak that began in April 2022. The skunks were found […]
Mar 14, 2023
Chile: The Ministry of Agriculture confirms the first case of avian influenza in a production plant
Chile Ministry of Agriculture The Minister of Agriculture, Esteban Valenzuela, specified that it is“a confirmed case in a commercial premises in the western sector ofthe Rancagua commune. The SAG has proceeded to control the area and inaddition, immediately and in compliance with the highest standards,the World Organization for Animal Health (OMSA) has been informed and,therefore, […]
Mar 14, 2023
(Foreign Affairs) In 2005, U.S. President George W. Bush stood at a podium in Bethesda, Maryland, to make an important announcement. He was joined by five members of his cabinet, two senators, three congressmen, and multiple international guests. It was an unusual show of force for a press conference, and with two unpopular wars underway […]
Mar 14, 2023
It’s Time for a Flu Vaccine—for Birds
Wired Avian influenza has killed millions of birds. Shots to prevent it already exist. Why isn’t the entire poultry industry using them? The wave of avian influenza H5N1—which so far has hit 76 countries, triggered national emergencies, and created the worst animal-disease outbreak in US history—keeps roaring through wild birds and commercial poultry. More than 140 […]
Mar 8, 2023
