Warning to bird and poultry owners after case of avian influenza is confirmed in Staffordshire

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2023/09/09/warning-to-bird-and-poultry-owners-after-case-of-avian-influenza-is-confirmed-in-staffordshire/

#Lichfield #News #AvianInfluenza #BirdFlu #StaffordshireCountyCouncil #TradingStandards #VictoriaWilson

💻 Join our #webinar on an upcoming call for wild #bird surveillance!

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#AvianInfluenza

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🗓️12/9/23

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Isabella Eckerle, Prof at Geneva Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases:

"FFS! Shut down these farms and stop the farming of these animals! This is playing with fire and really provoking adaptation of the virus to mammals. We are not ready for another pandemic, and the situation does not seem to be under control at all."

https://twitter.com/EckerleIsabella/status/1687181399550291968

In Finnish:
https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/0654926c-507f-4e1b-aed8-ad2c1173c85c

#avianinfluenza #H5N1 #Finland #furfarming

1/ Three papers in latest #Eurosurveillance issue (03 Aug 2023) are on outbreaks of highly pathogenic #AvianInfluenza A(#H5N1) virus infection in animals. #HPAI

"Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection on multiple fur farms in the South & Central Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, July 2023"

▶️ First reported on 14 July, an outbreak of avian influenza among farmed foxes, minks & raccoon dogs

▶️ Up to 27 July, animals on 20 farms have been affected

🔗: https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.31.2300400

FI: Alkaa vaikuttaa hieman huolestuttavalta...

ENG: slightly worried about birdflu in Finland. Here from twitter a thread by Tuomas Aivelo (with a link to a study, I'll paste that in reply)

#AvianInfluenza #lintuinfluenssa

"Eurosurveillance article paints a bit different picture of the situation in Finnish fur farms than been communicated in public so far: potential signs of transmission between mammal species and "a large farm recorded almost 400 deaths in one day"

https://twitter.com/aivelo/status/1687341068826652672

Nice Finland-days are going on... Yesterday, Politico reported on a new racist scandal in government , and today fur farms, the relationship with nature, bird flu...
(for english version I need to use twitter-links, sorry)
#politics #AvianInfluenza #Finland

https://twitter.com/EckerleIsabella/status/1684863181083004928

Avian flu warning to tourists as birds face 'catastrophe'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66313266

#AvianInfluenza
#Seabirds

Oh, how confidence inspiring it is to hear the same people who have minimized #COVID19 risk since January 2020 are now in television minimizing #HPAI #avianinfluenza risk. Interpretation: the virus replicates in mammals and spreads via respiratory pathway, and these people wouldn't admit it even if the human pandemic had already started.

Global Avian Influenza Crisis! 🐦🚨

Millions of birds across the planet are facing a tragic fate due to a severe outbreak of avian influenza. This crisis is threatening bird populations and disrupting ecosystems. Dive deep to understand the scale and implications of the epidemic.

https://blog.rapusia.org/animals/2294/millions-of-birds-are-dying-across-the-planet-from-avian-influenza/

#AvianInfluenza #BirdCrisis #EnvironmentalImpact 🐦🦢🌍

Counted 323 dead sea birds washed on the beaches west of Arbroath last Friday/Saturday.

Just been to the colonies at the north end of the cliffs this morning and the Guillemot count which was 214 on the 23rd of June was 21, the Razorbill count which was 142 was today 35.

50+ dead Kittiwakes on the cliffs and in the water as well. It's happening fast !

#HPAI #AvianInfluenza #birdflu #Seabirds

There are over 300 dead seabirds lying on the beaches between Arbroath harbour and East Haven. Plus small numbers of grounded live Kittiwakes and Herring gulls on pavements/paths around Arbroath harbour - seen several off lead dogs carrying both live and dead birds this morning !!! 😩
#HPAI #AvianInfluenza #birdflu #Seabirds

Key mutations among the #AvianInfluenza sequences isolated from #Cats uploaded to #EpiFlu @gisaid from #Poland | Analysis using #FluServer tool.

Interesting #PB2 mutations: #E627K (Mammalian Adaptation Signature) and #K526R (Enhances E627K)

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/polish-officials-probe-h5n1-avian-flu-link-cat-deaths

Experts warn bird flu virus changing rapidly in largest ever outbreak

Paris (AFP) – The virus causing record cases of avian influenza in birds across the world is changing rapidly, experts have warned, as calls increase for countries to vaccinate their poultry.

#BirdFlu #Agriculture #PoultryFarm #AvianInfluenza #Farming #FoodAndAg

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230603-experts-warn-bird-flu-virus-changing-rapidly-in-largest-ever-outbreak

India has reported 1 positive case, in a non-domestic species so far, a black heron, of highly pathogenic #influenza subtype A (HPAI) H5N1 variant that is ravaging wildlife in several parts of the world.

(@jayashreenandi reports) #AvianInfluenza
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-reports-first-case-of-h5n1-avian-influenza-in-non-domestic-bird-concerns-raised-over-impact-on-wildlife-and-biodiversity-101683225906365.html #press

A new & growing #threat is facing America’s #LargestBird - the #California #condor - a #famed #species that has been slowly #recovering from the #BrinkOfExtinction .
A #HighlyContagious strain of #AvianInfluenza has killed at least 18 of the massive #birds around the #GrandCanyon in #Arizona over the past month. And now California #biologists are scrambling to address what could be a #catastrophic #setback if condors in #BigSur & other parts of the state become infected.

https://www.montereyherald.com/2023/04/14/california-condors-killed-by-avian-flu-for-first-time-increasing-risk-to-famed-species

Did you work to kill #chickens or clean #farms during the 2015 #avianinfluenza outbreak in #Iowa? You might be eligible for back #wages.

The federal government is trying to locate people who worked in #Osceola, #Sioux, and #Cherokee counties in Iowa during the 2015 #birdflu outbreak.

#agworkers #agriculture #farmworkers #wagetheft
https://iowastartingline.com/2023/04/12/you-might-be-owed-money-if-you-worked-during-2015-iowa-bird-flu-outbreak/

'In Japan, some people are having to make the swap as the country battles its worst outbreak of avian influenza on record... In short, eggs are becoming a luxury.' https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65200999 #foodstudies #Japan #avianinfluenza #eggshortage

China reports first human death from H3N8 bird flu: WHO

https://www.dw.com/en/china-reports-first-human-death-from-h3n8-bird-flu-who/a-65285714?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#H3N8 #birdflu #avianinfluenza #pandemic #WHO

With spring weather and #bird migration an increase in #AvianInfluenza or #BirdFlu is expected according to #PeterboroughPublicHealth .
On April 1st, it was #confirmed that the #death of a domestic #dog in #Oshawa was linked to Bird Flu. The animal had been chewing on a dead goose.

https://www.gonorthumberland.ca/2023/04/10/bird-flu-was-the-cause-of-a-pet-dogs-death-recently-in-oshawa

#Ontario #PublicHealth #SuperviseYourPets #Canada