Washington Fish and Wildlife officials confirmed deaths of Cougars from H5N1 avian influenza
On Dec. 18, 2024, officials from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) confirmed highly pathogenic avian…
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USDA Confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Backyard Non-Poultry Flock in Louisiana
On Dec. 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has…
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USDA Announced New Federal Order, Begins National Milk Testing Strategy to Address H5N1 in Dairy Herds
On Dec. 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced…
Oregon confirmed first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza
On Nov. 15, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed a highly pathogenic avian…
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Avian Influenza Confirmed In Backyard Flock of Birds
On Nov. 15, 2024, The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) received confirmation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle Confirmed Fatal avian flu case
On Nov. 14, 2024, officials at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle announced that a red-breasted goose had…
CDC confirmed two human cases of avian influenza in Washington State
On Oct. 24, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that two people who had…
First presumed human infections of avian influenza investigated in Washington state
On Oct. 20, 2024, the Washington State Department of Health announced that four agricultural workers tested positive for…
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Michigan Dairy Herd
On Jul. 9, 2024, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) announced the detection of highly…
Twist Bioscience Launched Synthetic RNA Control for H5N1 Influenza A
On Jul. 9, 2024, Twist Bioscience announced the expansion of its growing portfolio of synthetic viral controls with…
CDC Reported Fourth Human Case of H5 Bird Flu Tied to Dairy Cow Outbreak
On Jul. 3, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that a human case of…
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Avian Influenza A(H5N1) detected in dairy cattle in Minnesota
On Jun. 4, 2024, the Minnesota Department of Health reported that Avian Influenza A(H5N1) was detected in dairy…
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CDC confirmed second human H5 bird flu case in Michigan; third case tied to dairy outbreak
On May 30, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that a second human…
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in three new dairy herds in Michigan
On May 20, 2024, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) announced the detection of highly…
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USDA confirmed detection of avian influenza in dairy cattle in Colorado
On Apr. 26, 2024, the Colorado Dept. of Agriculture reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National…
USDA published H5N1 influenza A virus genetic sequences on publicly available site
On Apr. 21, 2024, United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories announced it had…
Vietnam reported first human infection with avian influenza H9N2 virus
On Apr. 12, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Vietnam had reported…
CDC reported human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in Texas
On Apr. 5, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Texas had reported…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza USDA in dairy herd in Idaho
On Apr. 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza USDA in dairy herd in New Mexico
On Apr. 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza…
Idaho Department of Agriculture reported avian influenza detected in Cassia County dairy herd
On Mar. 28, 2024, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announced it had identified a highly pathogenic…
Goat tested positive for same influenza virus affecting poultry in Stevens County, Minnesota
On Mar. 20, 2024, the Minnesota Board of Health announced that a Stevens County goat kid (juvenile goat)…
Penguins tested positive for Avian Flu on South Georgia
On Mar. 11, 2024, the British Antarctic Survey reported that penguins on the sub-Antarctic Islands of South Georgia…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in backyard non-poultry flock in West Virginia
On Feb. 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza…
First human influenza A(H5N1) (bird flu)virus infections in Cambodia reported for 2024
On Feb. 12, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Cambodia had reported…
Catastrophic mortality of elephant seals in Argentina Identified as outbreak of avian influenza
On Jan. 22, 2024, the University of California, Davis announced the first reported outbreak of high pathogenicity H5N1…
First cases of highly pathogenic avian Influenza confirmed in Benton and Clatsop counties
On Dec. 20, 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) announced it…
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Highly pathogenic Avian influenza spread in Oregon
On Nov. 17, 2023, the Oregon Department of Agriculture reported that the United States Department of Agriculture’s National…
Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed on Bird Island, South Georgia – the first known cases in Antarctic
On Oct. 23, 2023, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) reported that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) had been…
Two fatal human influenza A/H5N1 (Bird Flu) virus infections reported in Cambodia
On Oct. 12, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that two fatal human…