Oregon Department of Agriculture confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Pacific Flyway
On Mar. 2, 2022, the World Organization for Animal Health confirmed a bald eagle found dead in British…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in two backyard flocks in Connecticut and Iowa
On Mar. 2, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the…
CDC announced H5N1 bird flu virus in U.S. wild birds and poultry posed a low risk to the public
On Feb. 14, 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the current risk…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in flock of chickens in Kentucky and backyard flock in Virginia
On Feb. 14, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) Reported in indiana
On Feb. 9, 2022, the Indiana Department of Health confirmed that a case of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in a wild bird in South Carolina
On Jan. 14, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed a highly pathogenic…
First identification of human cases of avian influenza A(H5N8) infection
On Feb. 20, 2021, Russian authorities reported the detection of influenza A(H5N8) virus infection in seven poultry workers…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic H7N3 avian influenza in a commercial flock in Chesterfield County, South Carolina
On Apr. 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H7N3 avian…
Public health officials were concerned about re-emergence of H5N1 avian influenza
In 2003, public health officials reported the re-emergence of H5N1 avian influenza for the first time since an…
Avian influenza H5N1 virus was first isolated from a farmed goose in China
In 1996, A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996 (H5N1), the precursor of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) was identified in…