Category: Avian Influenza
Avian Influenza found locally in domestic cat
Thermopolis Independent Record Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory (WSVL) diagnosed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in a barn cat near Thermopolis. According to WSVL, wild birds, particularly water fowl, have been affected in large numbers by HPAI, but in recent months they have detected the virus in wild carnivorous mammals including mountain lions and a […]
Apr 11, 2023
Chile: 32 specimens of marine animals confirmed with HPAI H5N1
Chile Govt Website (MACHINE TRANSLATED) There are already 2,740 specimens of common sea lions, Humboldt penguins, chungungos and 1 porpoise, which have stranded dead on the coasts of our country during the first quarter of 2023, mainly in the north. The epidemiological situation of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) by H5 subtype of Eurasian lineage […]
Apr 11, 2023
The Point The general public is hereby informed that High Pathogenicity Avian influenza (HPAI) type H5N1 has just been confirmed in wild birds in The Gambia. This followed a joint investigation conducted by the Department of Parks and Wild life Management (DPWM) of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources and the Department […]
Apr 11, 2023
At Least 3 California Condors Die From Bird Flu in Arizona
NYT Exposure to the virus is expected to rise as condors, an endangered species, migrate north in the spring, the National Park Service said. At least three California condors in northern Arizona have died since last month from bird flu, which could spread and pose yet another threat to the endangered species, the National Park Service […]
Apr 11, 2023
Science The victims are varied, from thousands of sea lions off the coast of Peru to mink farmed for fur in Spain to grizzly bears in Montana and harbor seals in Maine. For months, the avian influenza virus that has been decimating birds across the world has also sickened and killed a menagerie of mammals, raising fears […]
Apr 6, 2023
Avian flu is devastating seabird colonies across North Atlantic ocean
CBC Seabird scientist Bill Montevecchi explains how avian flu made its way to Newfoundland and what can be done. Where did avian flu come from? Avian Influenza (HPAI H5Nx) variants were first detected in 1996 among domestic fowl in Asia. The influenza then radiated in poultry through Russia to Europe, Africa, and North America. Since 2005, […]
Apr 4, 2023
Duke-NUS’ influenza expert assesses how worried we should be about H5N1
Duke The current outbreak of a highly contagious strain of H5N1 avian influenza has been called the worst in history. By January 2023, poultry farmers in the US had slaughtered almost 60 million birds infected or at risk of being infected with H5N1, with a similar number being culled in Europe while in Japan, farmers set […]
Apr 4, 2023
Domestic dog tests positive for avian influenza in Canada
Canadadian Food Inspection Agency Today, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Public Health Agency of Canada issued the following joint statement: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease, confirmed on April 1, 2023, that a domestic dog in Oshawa, Ontario has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). […]
Apr 4, 2023
Bird flu makes first appearance of the year in Minnesota
Minnesota Local News Bird flu has returned to Minnesota less than four months after the deadly poultry disease was last detected in the state, the Board of Animal Health said Monday. The detection was confirmed in a backyard mixed flock in Le Sueur County of south-central Minnesota, the board said. The site was quarantined and […]
Apr 4, 2023
Chile: MINSAL reports first human case of bird flu
MINSAL The Ministry of Health reports the first case of bird flu in humans in Chile, reported in northern Chile. The sick person corresponds to a 53-year-old man affected by severe influenza. The patient is stable within his gravity. The health protocols established for the management of this disease were activated and the corresponding tests were […]
Mar 30, 2023