http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/ The latest news about Avian Influenza. en-us 720 Copyright National Wildlife Health Center Wed, 22 May 2013 10:01:34 -0500 karen_cunningham@usgs.gov tbeighley@usgs.gov http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/22/17851935-tracking-bird-flu-us-wildlife-workers-on-the-front-line-against-deadly-strains?lite They were once featured on the show "Dirty Jobs" but the wildlife experts who spend weeks each year wrestling wild birds to swab their behinds for avian flu dont mind. Theyre happy to be on the front line, keeping an eye out for infected birds that might bring new and deadly strains of influenza to the United States.The programs been dialed back a bit since it started in 2005, but the U.S. Geological Survey and Fish and Wildlife Service experts are paying close attention to reports of a new and deadly strain of bird flu the H7N9 virus. Its infected 102 people in China at last count, and killed 20 of them. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1087 http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/87196/icode/ FAO today urged heightened readiness and surveillance against a possible major resurgence of the H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza amid signs that a mutant strain of the deadly Bird Flu virus is spreading in Asia and beyond, with unpredictable risks to human health. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1085 http://www.who.int/csr/don/2011_05_13/en/index.html Epidemiological investigation of a human H5N1 case in Indonesia has identified exposure to wild bird faeces found around the house as a possible risk factor. Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1084 http://web.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=10570 A goshawk and a tufted duck have been confirmed to be infected with HPAI H5N1. Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1083 http://web.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=10298 Seven new H5N1 outbreaks in wild birds have been reported in Japan. Six different species in five different prefectures are involved. Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1081 http://web.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=10281 17 outbreak of H5N1 in wild birds from 11 prefectures are reported in Japan Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1080 http://web.oie.int/wahis/reports/en_fup_0000010242_20110214_165728.pdf Japan reports 5 new outbreaks of HPAI H5N1 in wild birds in three prefectures. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1079 http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=561922 "An analysis of the 40 confirmed cases of bird flu in the country showed contact with wild birds was the primary cause of local AI cases, said Joo Yi-seok, head of the animal disease control bureau at the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service." Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1078 http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110131004256.htm? "The spread of avian flu may have become even greater as a result of these birds arriving in this nation after migrating through such highly virus-dense areas as Siberia, China and Mongolia," Hiroyoshi Higuchi, a professor of ornithology at the University of Tokyo, said. Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1077 http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110127005507.htm "The route of infection has not been established in all cases, but it is highly likely that migratory birds from the north were carriers of the infectious disease." Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1075 http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110130002246.htm? The spread of HPAI H5N1 in Japan has lead to at least 28 institutions canceling events to prevent bird flu from spreading among wild birds or to human beings. Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1074 http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/news/jul2310avian2.html Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1073 http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1845165?UserKey= Plea for greater effort to counter global spread of scourges like Foot and Mouth. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1072 http://www.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=9451 Wild birds including Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus), Goosander (Mergus merganser), Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), Gadwall (Anas strepera), Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) found dead on a lake in Ubsu Nur, Tuva, Russia, have tested positive for H5N1. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1071 http://bird-flu-news.newslib.com/story/147-3279795/ A new mechansim--preen oil secretion and preening--may be a hitherto unknown way that avian influenza viruses, including the highly pathogenic H5N1, may be spread. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1070 http://www.physorg.com/news197641521.html? A nationwide study shows that some species of songbirds are surprising carriers of avian influenza. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1069 http://www.promedmail.org/pls/apex/f?p=2400:1001:4957796252294754::NO::F2400_P1001_BACK_PAGE,F2400_P1001_PUB_MAIL_ID:1000,81169 Contact with wild bird droppings is suggested to be the source of introduction of H5N1 into a commercial facility in Israel. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1068 http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122389147/abstract One bar-headed goose and two ruddy shelducks marked with satellite transmitters migrated from Qinghai, China to breeding grounds near H5N1 outbreak areas in Mongolia. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1067 http://jvi.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/JVI.00793-09v1 HPAI H5N1 virus discovered in pikas at Qinghai, China Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1066 http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0005729 "The data collected on whooper swan migration ecology and behaviour, coupled with the timing of H5N1 outbreaks and the relative poultry density at the outbreak locations, suggest the species has been a victim, rather than vector of disease transmission in eastern Asia." Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp#1065