Alberta - Avian flu in mammals 2022 - 2024

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Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/bird-flu...erts-1.5913063

Bird flu found in Alberta skunks for first time: experts
Alex Antoneshyn
CTVNewsEdmonton.ca Digital Producer
Updated May 20, 2022 8:41 p.m. EDT
Published May 20, 2022 6:18 p.m. EDT

Alberta is the latest Canadian province to have found avian influenza, or bird flu, in another species.

Cases of bird flu have been confirmed in skunks in the Vegreville-Wainwright-Lloydminster area in east-central Alberta, according to the province's wildlife disease specialist.

"[Avian influenza] was brought into the province in early April in migrating waterfowl, primarily the geese. As a number of geese died, we started getting reports about a number of dead skunks," Dr. Margo Pybus told CTV News Edmonton.

The skunks tested negative for rabies and positive for bird flu...

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8862368/a...-mammal-cases/

Alberta confirms 5 cases of avian flu spreading to mammals
By Carolyn Kury de Castillo Global News
Posted May 23, 2022 6:28 pm
Updated May 23, 2022 6:29 pm

Alberta now has five confirmed cases of avian flu that have spread from birds to mammals.

Five skunks from central Alberta have been lab-confirmed as having avian influenza.

“We had an unusually large number of calls about skunks that were acting strange or being found dead and it was all within the area where we had confirmed that the avian influenza virus was present in the snow geese,” Dr. Margo Pybus, a provincial wildlife disease specialist with Fish and Wildlife Alberta Environment and Parks, said.

“We believe that the skunks are feeding on the dead geese and they are getting enough virus that it’s actually affecting the skunks.”...

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Canada - Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Follow up report 17


GENERAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
COUNTRY/TERRITORY

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
4438

DISEASE
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2022/04/03

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Unusual host species

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE- CONFIRMATION DATE
2022/05/02

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE- SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 17

REPORT ID
FUR_166677

REPORT REFERENCE- REPORT DATE
2024/04/12

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

• Contact with wild species
• Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
We report additional cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus in skunks. Outbreaks are reported by province/territory. The geographical marker is on the capital. For detailed and current information on high pathogenicity avian influenza cases in wildlife, please consult : http://www.cwhc-rcsf.ca/avian_influenza.php

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Cats (DOMESTIC)NEW------TOTAL4211-- Dogs (DOMESTIC)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Domestic cat (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-33--- Striped Skunk (WILD)NEW-42---TOTAL-70387-- American Mink (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-321-- Harbor Seal (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1717--- Racoon (Northern raccoon) (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-32--- American Black Bear (black bear) (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-211-- Red Fox (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-45357-- All speciesNEW-42---TOTAL414610017--

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test

Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD), Winnipeg, Manitoba	Racoon (Northern raccoon),Striped Skunk,American Mink,American Black Bear (black bear),Harbor Seal,Red Fox,Dogs,Domestic cat,Cats	43	2022/05/02	2024/03/28	Positive
Gene sequencing	National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD), Winnipeg, Manitoba	American Mink,Striped Skunk,Cats,Red Fox,Racoon (Northern raccoon),Harbor Seal,Dogs,Domestic cat,American Black Bear (black bear)	43	2022/05/01	2024/03/28	Positive

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NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_133538 - AB-2024-HPAIM-001 - ALBERTA - MAMMALS 2024

OB_133802 - QC-2024-HPAIM-001 - QUÉBEC - MAMMALS 2024

OB_133801 - PEI-2024-HPAIM-001 - PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - MAMMALS 2024

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Keeping H5N1 out of Alberta's dairy herd as U.S. outbreak continues

Province's chief veterinarian urges careful monitoring

Jennifer Lee · CBC News · Posted: Jun 03, 2024 6:00 AM CDT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago
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As Alberta's chief veterinarian, Dr. Keith Lehman is keeping a close eye on the U.S. dairy cattle outbreaks.

"[I'm] certainly concerned because we've seen the impact that it can have in the United States," he said in an interview.

According to Lehman, H5N1 has been identified in 82 Alberta poultry establishments, ranging from commercial farms to backyard flocks, since April of 2022. That includes two in February of this year. All impacted flocks have been culled.

But it has not been identified in any Canadian dairy cattle.

"Knowing that [there was] a single point of introduction from wild birds, knowing that we've put import controls nationally that require testing of cattle coming up from the U.S., I think our risk of introduction into the Canadian herd is really dramatically reduced," he said.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/h5n1-alberta-dairy-herd-american-outbreak-1.7221102

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