Category: Avian Influenza
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
Bird flu concerns grow after death of 10 bush dogs at UK zoo raises fears of spread between mammals
I News 10 bush dogs at a zoo in England have caught and likely died from the H5N1 virus, suggesting some limited transmission between animals. Scientists are investigating the possibility that bird flu was transmitted among a pack of bush dogs at a zoo in England. Ten bush dogs at the unnamed zoo died in what is […]
Mar 30, 2023
A Carson County skunk is Texas’ first mammal positive for avian flu
Lubbock County Journal A highly contagious virus that began with widespread outbreaks among poultry in factory farms took little time to cross over to wild bird species and then trickle into mammals. More commonly known as the bird flu, the highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to leave its impact on livestock and wildlife around the […]
Mar 28, 2023
California: Avian Influenza Detected In Deceased Mountain Lions
California Department of Fish and Wildlife The Eurasian strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) was detected in two mountain lions in Mono County in December 2022 and January 2023, according to wildlife health experts with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). While additional disease testing is being conducted to rule out […]
Mar 28, 2023
Bird Flu Outbreak at New York’s Sole Supplier of Pheasants
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a game farm in Ithaca. The Cornell Wildlife Health Lab conducted testing and confirmed positive results which now places the Reynolds Game Farm under quarantine for 120 days. According to the Department of Environmental Conservation, 500 of the 6,600 […]
Mar 28, 2023
UK: Dolphin found dead on beach was infected with avian flu
Tivy The adult female dolphin was discovered on Newgale beach last month. Tests have shown that the creature – who died from other causes – was carrying the avian flu strain. In recent weeks, a dolphin in Dorset and a harbour porpoise in Yorkshire have also been found to be infected with the virus, which […]
Mar 28, 2023
