Extension - Avian Influenza

06/29/2024

Fireworks in vases to celebrate our Declaration of Independence. Beautiful, Robert!

03/26/2024

https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15666780/minnesota-state-vet-says-hpai-unlikely-to-spread-past-goats?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20240321_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

Limited research has been done concerning avian influenza infections in goats, but it shows mammals are dead-end hosts.

01/10/2024

https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15661064/woah-hpai-vaccination-shouldnt-impact-trade?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Future&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Future_20240109_0430&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

It’s time to consider vaccination as a part of a broad disease strategy to prevent further spread, the agency advocated.

01/10/2024

https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15661551/more-than-15-chickens-lost-in-first-hpai-cases-of-2024?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20240110_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

Avian influenza is confirmed in four commercial poultry operations – including three in California – in early January.

10/25/2023

Birds from the world’s largest gannet community could offer clues to how antibodies respond to avian influenza infection.

10/20/2023

https://www.wattagnet.com/broilers-turkeys/turkey/article/15636842/usda-hpai-may-be-more-apt-to-infect-turkey-farms-with-toms?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20231020_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

Toms spend more time on the farm than hens do, which might be why toms’ risk of an avian influenza infection appears to be heightened.

10/20/2023

https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15636768/why-peru-is-so-vulnerable-to-avian-influenza?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20231020_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

High populations of ducks and aquatic birds makes avian influenza hard to control in Peru.

10/17/2023

https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15636525/efsa-recommends-preventive-hpai-vaccination?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20231017_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

The European Food Safety Authority has issued a new scientific opinion to guide European Union Member States on highly pathogenic avian influenza strategy development.

10/17/2023

https://www.wattagnet.com/broilers-turkeys/diseases-health/article/15636296/crispr-makes-chickens-more-resistant-to-avian-influenza?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Future&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Future_20231017_0430&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

Additional gene edits will be necessary for complete protection against the virus.

09/15/2023

https://www.wattagnet.com/broilers-turkeys/diseases-health/article/15546874/france-prepares-to-start-avian-flu-vaccination?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20230915_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

As the season of highest risk for outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) approaches, France is making final preparations for the first vaccinations of the nation’s duck flocks.

08/09/2023

https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-future/chicken-marketing-summit-news/article/15543791/hpai-should-the-us-poultry-industry-still-be-concerned?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20230809_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

The 2022-2023 avian influenza outbreak is the worst recorded in history.

07/28/2023

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1229008/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Veterinary_Science&id=1229008

IntroductionThe 2022–2023 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreak in the United States (U.S.) is the most geographically extensive and costly animal health event in U.S. history. In 2022 alone, over 57 million commercial and backyard poultry in 47 U.S. states were affected. Over 75%...

07/28/2023

https://www.wattagnet.com/broilers-turkeys/diseases-health/article/15543135/10-million-poultry-lost-to-avian-flu-in-the-philippines?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20230728_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

Officials in the Philippines have registered a total of 278 HPAI outbreaks in poultry since the start of 2022.

07/14/2023

https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-future/chicken-marketing-summit-news/video/15541284/hpai-why-this-time-is-different-and-what-you-need-to-know?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20230714_0404&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

07/14/2023

https://www.wattagnet.com/broilers-turkeys/diseases-health/article/15542297/further-cases-of-avian-flu-reported-in-wild-birds-across-europe?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20230714_0404&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

However, there has been a limited number of recent cases in European poultry

07/07/2023

https://www.wattagnet.com/broilers-turkeys/diseases-health/article/15537764/avian-influenza-vaccination-wont-happen-in-the-us-yet?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20230707_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

04/25/2023

https://www.wattagnet.com/blogs/27-agrifood-angle/post/47153-avian-flu-takes-center-stage-at-congressional-hearing?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20230425_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

In a recent blog post, I questioned whether members of Congress were even talking about the possibility of vaccinating against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), and I was critcial of Rep. Tracey Mann for not responding when I essentially asked him that same question.

04/18/2023

https://www.wattagnet.com/articles/47111-usda-confirms-testing-of-avian-influenza-vaccines?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20230418_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) began avian influenza vaccination trials earlier this month, the agency announced during an April 13 roundtable discussion with poultry industry stakeholders.

04/14/2023

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/spotlights/2022-2023/h5n1-technical-report.htm

This report provides a review of current outbreaks of influenza A(H5N1) viruses in animals and a discussion of risk for public health.

04/12/2023

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/avian-influenza-outbreak-should-you-take-down-your-bird-feeders/ #

Originally published April 20, 2022. Updated March 22, 2023. Many people are concerned about the 2022-2023 outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, that is affecting domestic poultry, waterfowl, raptors, and some shorebirds in the U.S. and Canada. Because the current strain (H5N1) causes heavy los

04/12/2023

https://www.wattagnet.com/blogs/47-us-poultry-industry-insights/post/47077-vaccination-will-be-a-good-option-when-available?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20230412_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

Avian influenza vaccination is coming to the western world. It’s a good thing and should be helpful when used properly.

04/12/2023

https://www.wattagnet.com/articles/47085-france-pursues-poultry-hpai-vaccination-strategy?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20230412_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

To prevent a recurrence of the losses of avian influenza, the French government is consulting with the poultry industry on vaccination strategies.

03/06/2023

https://www.wattagnet.com/blogs/47-us-poultry-industry-insights/post/46338-facing-a-new-normal-with-avian-flu?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20230306_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

It’s looking more and more likely highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) will be a constant, active threat for the U.S. poultry industry.

12/02/2022

https://www.wattagnet.com/articles/46288-new-avian-flu-cases-in-south-dakota-maryland-illinois?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20221202_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

Six new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been confirmed in the United States, with four of those being in South Dakota and one each in Maryland and Illinois.

11/29/2022

https://www.wattagnet.com/articles/46261-roughly-2-million-us-birds-lost-to-hpai-over-thanksgiving-weekend?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20221129_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) persisted in several midwestern states over the extended Thanksgiving weekend, affecting both commercial turkeys and laying hens.

11/28/2022

https://www.wattagnet.com/articles/46183-wild-bird-control-programs-should-be-elevated-on-the-farm?v=preview

Elevating wild bird control programs on the farm level was discussed by Steve George, food and agriculture consulting company Dynamis Inc. President and CEO.

11/28/2022

https://www.wattagnet.com/articles/46243-hpai-persists-in-british-columbia-ontario-south-dakota?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20221128_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

Five more cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were confirmed in British Columbia on November 22, reported the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Elsewhere in North America, Ontario and South Dakota have each had one new confirmed HPAI case.

11/28/2022

https://www.wattagnet.com/articles/46236-avian-flu-outbreaks-in-europe-reach-2-000-this-year?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20221128_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

So far this year, the number of outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on European poultry farms confirmed with one agency has reached 2,000. This total does not include the United Kingdom — experiencing by far its worst ever outbreak season — or non-commercial flocks.

10/20/2022

https://www.wattagnet.com/articles/46023-hpai-has-claimed-over-46m-us-commercial-birds-in-2022?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=NL-Poultry+Update&utm_campaign=NL-Poultry+Update_20221020_0400&oly_enc_id=9029F8685590D4T

The latest information released by the USDA reveals that more than 46 million head of commercial poultry have been lost in the United States to highly pathogenic avian influenza.

09/29/2022

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-2022/2022-hpai-commercial-backyard-flocks

The .gov means it’s official. Federal government websites always use a .gov or .mil domain. Before sharing sensitive information online, make sure you’re on a .gov or .mil site by inspecting your browser’s address (or “location”) bar.