Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is a disease that is highly contagious and often deadly in poultry, caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5) and A (H7) viruses; it is also known as bird or avian flu.
The case of a Florida bottlenose dolphin found with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, or HPAIV—a discovery made by University of Florida researchers in collaboration with multiple other agencies and one of the first reports of a constantly growing list of mammals affected by this virus—has been published in Communications Biology.
Although the disease is rare, the number of reported cases of people sick from the virus has increased in recent years, the health department said.
A commercial turkey flock of 70,100 in Meeker County was confirmed on April 11 to be infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza
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A person is being treated for bird flu after contact with Texas dairy cows infected with the virus, state and federal officials said Monday. This is the first time avian influenza A(H5N1) has been detected in cattle in the United States, the Texas Department of State Health Services said. DSHS officials said they believe the human case is linked to recent detections of the virus found this year in two dairy herds in Texas and two in...
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 15, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has confirmed that nine beavers found dead in the past few months tested positive for a disease called tularemia, which also can be dangerous to humans. The DWR is asking the public to take caution by not touching the […] The post Utah DWR confirms 9 beavers killed by disease harmful to humans first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
New York State has announced temporary import requirements for dairy cattle coming into the state following detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in dairy cattle and goats in other states. The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets said no cases have been detected in New York livestock to date, and the USDA continues […]
Testing of pasteurised milk from stores found genetic traces of H5N1 virus, but fragments do not indicate it contains live virusDairy cows being moved across states must be tested for the bird flu, under a federal order issued on Wednesday aimed at containing the spread of the virus across US cattle farms.The clampdown comes after testing of pasteurised milk from grocery store shelves found genetic traces of the H5N1 virus. Health officials said that these fragments of virus do not indicate that...
The US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that it is issuing a federal order to require more testing and reporting of H5N1 influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, in dairy cows. The USDA had previously required reporting of H5N1 influenza in poultry and wild birds, but producers were not required to let the government know if cows tested positive – a factor the USDA admitted had hampered its ability to investigate the spread of the current outbreak in cattle. Since cases were confirmed...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is encouraging veterinarians to keep an eye out for signs of avian influenza in dairy cattle following recent discoveries of cases of the disease in U.S. cow herds. Avian influenza has not been discovered in dairy cattle or other livestock in Canada. But since March, U.S. officials have confirmed cases of the illness in dairy cow herds in nine states. Officials suspect that wild birds may have spread the virus to the cattle, though it appears cattle...