avian influenza

Tammie Tyler

7 Jan, 2022

1997 Outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 are reported in poultry at farms and live animal markets in Hong Kong. Rare instances of limited person-to-person spread of this.

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Avian influenza bird flu mainly affects birds.

. Avian influenza is often fatal for poultry. And on March 7 2017 USDAs National Veterinary Services Laboratories NVSL confirmed the full subtype of this HPAI H7 as North American wild bird lineage H7N9 HPAI. It cannot be transmitted through food although some human cases have raised concern among epidemiologists.

Avian influenza is a notifiable animal diseaseIf you suspect any type of avian influenza in poultry or captive birds you must report it immediately by contacting your local Animal and Plant Health Agency APHA Field Services OfficeFailure to do so is an offence. Severe forms of avian influenza have spread in Europe and Asia in recent weeks. Outbreaks of some avian influenza A viruses in poultry have been associated with illness and death in people in Asia Africa Europe the Pacific and the Near East.

The goal is to quickly contain and eradicate the disease protecting our poultry industry and in turn the. Human infections with avian influenza H5N1 are. It can also affect humans and other mammals.

Avian influenza normally spreads in birds but can also infect humans. This HPAI H7 strain is of North American wild bird origin. While recently-identified avian influenza viruses do not currently transmit easily from person to person the ongoing circulation of these viruses in poultry is concerning as.

On March 5 2017 USDA confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza HPAI H7 in a commercial poultry flock along the Mississippi Flyway. APHIS works with its federal state local and industry partners to quickly mobilize a response to any HPAI findings. Thomas Reuters Foundation More from this author Avian influenza Diseases Health disease.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza HPAI is a serious disease and requires rapid response because it is highly contagious and often fatal to chickens. While very rare some avian influenza A viruses have also caused illness in people in North America. Most human infections with avian influenza viruses including Asian H7N9 virus occur after exposure to infected poultry or contaminated environments.

Most reported patients with H7N9 virus infection have had severe respiratory illness eg pneumonia. Asian H7N9 viruses continue to circulate in poultry in China. H5 outbreaks in 2014-2015.

H7N2 in cats in 2016. Timeline of major events 25 January 2012 Early Events Date Events in Animals Events in Humans 1996 Highly pathogenic H5N1 virus is isolated from a farmed goose in Guangdong Province China. Human infections are primarily acquired through direct contact with infected poultry or contaminated environments.

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