Category: Avian Influenza
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) from Wild Birds, Poultry, and Mammals, Peru
CDC We identified highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus clade 2.3.4.4b in wild birds, poultry, and a lion in Peru during November 2022–February 2023 and markers associated with transmission adaptation and antiviral drug resistance. Continuous genomic surveillance is needed to inform public health measures and avoid mass animal deaths. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 […]
Nov 15, 2023
1.2 million chickens will be slaughtered at an Iowa farm where bird flu was found
AgriNews An additional 1.2 million chickens will be slaughtered to prevent the spread of the bird flu after the virus was confirmed on an Iowa egg farm in the second massive case in a week. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced the latest bird flu infection at a farm in Taylor County […]
Nov 14, 2023
California: Avian flu confirmed among 3 dead geese in Sacramento’s William Land Park
CBS News The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reported Tuesday that three birds that were previously found dead around the ponds in Sacramento’s William Land Park in October have tested positive for the avian flu. Fish and Wildlife said in a statement that the Eurasian strain of the avian influenza H5N1, which was first […]
Nov 7, 2023
Brazil extends avian flu health emergency for 180 days
Reuters Brazil’s agriculture ministry has extended a national health emergency for another 180 days due to more detections of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus in wild birds, according to a statement on Tuesday. The highly infections virus has not yet reached commercial flocks, meaning Brazil’s status as an avian influenza-free country before the […]
Nov 7, 2023
Sub-Antarctic and Antarctic Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Monitoring Project
SCAR Avian Influenza is a highly contagious viral disease, that comprises the avian strains of the influenza A virus, which comprises both low pathogenicity (little to no disease) and high pathogenicity strains (causes high levels of morbidity and mortality in poultry and wild birds). Since 2021, a highly pathogenicity strain of avian influenza known as […]
Oct 31, 2023
Neurotropic Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Red Foxes, Northern Germany
CDC In a 1-year survey of wild terrestrial predators in northern Germany, we found that 5 of 110 foxes were infected with contemporary avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses, forming a temporal cluster during January‒March 2023. Encephalitis and strong cerebral virus replication but only sporadic mammalian-adaptive viral polymerase basic 2 protein E627K mutations were seen. Since emergence […]
Oct 31, 2023
Three states report more avian flu outbreaks, pushing total past 60 million bird mark
CIDRAP Highly pathogenic avian flu outbreak struck poultry and commercial flocks in three more states, as the number of affected birds since the events began in early 2022 topped the 60 million mark, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said its latest updates. In Alabama, the virus was […]
Oct 31, 2023
New deadly bird flu cases reported in Iowa, joining 3 other states as disease resurfaces
CBS News Two commercial turkey farms in Iowa have been hit by the reemerging highly pathogenic bird flu, causing about 100,000 birds to be killed to prevent the disease from spreading. The Iowa Department of Agriculture reported the infected commercial poultry flocks within weeks of a turkey farm in South Dakota and one in Utah […]
Oct 24, 2023
Bird flu has reached Antarctica and could have a devastating effect
New Scientist A lethal form of bird flu has been discovered in the Antarctic region for the first time and it could kill many seals and whales as well as millions of birds. The lethal form of bird flu that has been killing millions of wild birds around the world has spread south to the Antarctic region, […]
Oct 24, 2023
Avian Flu: Uruguay admits burying 400 sea lions; but a similar number tested positive
Merco Press Uruguay has admitted that some 400 sea lions have died and have been buried in two meters deep graves, taking into account very special sanitary conditions to avoid contagion of the H5 virus or avian flu. The head of Uruguay’s Aquatics Resources Jaime Coronel said that the disease has already been reported in […]
Oct 17, 2023
