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    Alberta - Avian flu in mammals 2022 - 2024

    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
        ​https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4438​

        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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