Announcement

**Shiloh** · December 15, 2022, 07:31 AM

Source: https://everythinggp.com/2022/12/14/...-of-avian-flu/

Dead birds near South Saskatchewan River suspected to be victims of avian flu
Dec 14, 2022 | 5:13 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – An outbreak of avian flu that came to our province in April has picked up once again and Alberta Fish & Wildlife officials believe it has reached our city.

Hatters began spotting dead and sick-looking Canada geese and mallard ducks along and near the South Saskatchewan River last week and reporting them to the province’s environment and parks office in Medicine Hat.

“We suspect that this might be again another reflection of the avian influenza outbreak,” says provincial wildlife disease specialist Margo Pybus. “The birds are concentrated on open water areas and you know they’re a little stressed because they’re trying to over-winter here and that’s probably triggered the virus to start to be a little more virluent or have its effect and killing the geese and the mallards.”...

**Pathfinder** · May 3, 2023, 09:29 AM

Canada - Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Follow up report 40

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

EVENT ID
4191

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
2021/11/26

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2015/02/05

CONFIRMATION DATE
2021/12/20

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 40

REPORT ID
FUR_160510

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/05/01

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive
Contact with wild species

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS

One new outbreak of HPAI in domestic non-poultry is reported in Alberta. Additional wildbirds were added to the report. For detailed and current information on high pathogenicity avian influenza cases in wild birds, please consult : http://www.cwhc-rcsf.ca/avian_influenza.php Wildlife surveillance as well as the Canadian Avian Influenza Surveillance System (CanNAISS) activities for poultry are ongoing in Canada. According to Article 10.4.1.4. of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Member Country should not impose bans on the international trade of poultry commodities in response to notification of infection with any Influenza A viruses in birds other than poultry.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Cooper's Hawk (WILD)
NEW - 1 1 ---
...
Northern Shoveler (WILD)
NEW - 1 ----
...
Blue winged teal (WILD)
NEW - 4 ----
...
Mallard (WILD)
NEW - 2 1 ---
...
American Black Duck (WILD)
NEW - 2 ----
...
Snow Goose (WILD)
NEW - 5 5 ---
...
Birds (DOMESTIC)
NEW 38 24 24 14 0 0
...
Canada Goose (WILD)
NEW - 33 27 ---
...
Snowy Owl (WILD)
NEW - 1 1 ---
...
Red-tailed Hawk (WILD)
NEW - 3 3 ---
...
Turkey Vulture (WILD)
NEW - 3 3 ---
...
American crow (WILD)
NEW - 14 14 ---
...
Common Raven (WILD)
NEW - 1 ----
...
Peregrin falcon (WILD)
NEW - 1 ----
...
All species
NEW 38 95 79 14 0 0
TOTAL 3274 2764 2446 1887 0 0
...

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_117851 - AB-2022-HPAI-061 - LACOMBE COUNTY (AB-IP61)
OB_117509 - QC-2023-HPAI-WB(1) - QUÉBEC - WILDBIRDS
OB_117504 - NS-2023-HPAI-WB(1) - NOVA SCOTIA - WILDBIRDS

UPDATED OUTBREAKS

OB_116290 - PEI-2023-HPAI-WB(1) - PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - WILDBIRDS
OB_116289 - ON-2023-HPAI-WB(1) - ONTARIO - WILDBIRDS
OB_115553 - QC-2022-HPAI-WB(2) - QUÉBEC - WILDBIRDS
OB_115550 - ON-2022-HPAI-WB(2) - ONTARIO - WILDBIRDS
OB_115540 - NB-2022-HPAI-WB(2) - NEW BRUNSWICK - WILDBIRDS
OB_115422 - MB-2022-HPAI-WB(2) - MANITOBA - WILDBIRDS
OB_115420 - BC-2022-HPAI-WB(2) - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WILDBIRDS

...

WAHIS

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4191

**Shiloh** · November 6, 2023, 06:47 PM

Source: https://okotoksonline.com/articles/o...n-flu-in-geese

Okotoks seeing an uptick of avian flu in geese
Written by Harrison O'Nyons Monday, Nov 06 2023, 1:30 PM

Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) have seen a rise in Okotoks.

The H5N1 bird flu strain was first detected in Canada in 2021 and saw outbreaks in poultry flocks in 2021 and 2022, leading to culls in some areas.

Katrina Terrill, acting executive director at the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC), said this year they've mainly seen it affecting migratory birds.

"We are seeing it in a lot of bird populations, and it seems particularly this year, a lot of geese populations."

It's been spreading much more in the United States, likely due to the more accommodating climate and higher density of poultry populations, with upwards of 61 million birds affected by HPAI.

The AIWC keeps medical records of animals taken in, and while the spread hasn't been as bad this year, they've noticed an uptick in confirmed HPAI cases in Okotoks and Airdrie...

**Shiloh** · December 21, 2023, 06:38 PM

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/10183570/...wl-lethbridge/

Early signs of avian influenza impacting waterfowl in Lethbridge
By Sarah Jones Global News
Posted December 20, 2023 9:04 pm
Updated December 20, 2023 9:05 pm

Last winter, hundreds of birds died from avian influenza in Lethbridge and according to experts the risks associated with the deadly virus are starting to re-appear.

Dr. Everett Hanna at the School of Environmental Sciences at Lethbridge College says, “We’re just starting to see I think the prevalence or at least the effects of the disease on waterfowl’s sort of spiking.”

Hanna says the infection typically spreads when there’s a conglomerate of birds together, when the weather is tough and when there is poor access to food.

The Government of Canada estimates that nearly 10,922,500 birds in flocks have been impacted from the avian flu as of Dec. 14, with 1,858,000 birds affected in Alberta alone.

However, Hanna says this past spring wasn’t as bad as some people had anticipated in terms of deaths, and indicates the summer was also quite quiet, which is typical for that time of year. The fall is when they tend to see a spike in cases.

“This year, it’s been very dry,” said Hannah. “Very warm without the expectation of October I guess. So, we haven’t really seen that stress yet so we’ll see what will be written in terms of this year’s story. Certainly, last year, this time we saw a real cold snap, a couple of them, but one in particular this time last year, really nailed the birds pretty hard.”

Local birder, Ken Orich is a volunteer for the Christmas Bird Count and says he’s already come across numerous dead birds or ones showing early signs of infection around Lethbridge...

**Lance** · April 15, 2024, 06:45 PM

Canada - Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Follow up report 8

GENERAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
COUNTRY/TERRITORY

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
4754

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
H5 (N untyped)

START DATE
2022/04/06

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
New strain in the country

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE- CONFIRMATION DATE
2022/11/08

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE- SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 8

REPORT ID
FUR_166674

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 an additional wild bird infected with H5 (N untyped) in Alberta. Outbreaks are reported by province/territory. The geographical marker is on the capital. H5N1 outbreaks in wild birds are reported under event Thailand modifies poultry industry with cooked products and H5N5 outbreaks in wild birds are reported under event #5283. For detailed and current information on high pathogenicity avian influenza cases in wildlife, please consult : http://www.cwhcrcsf.ca/avian_influenza.php Wildlife surveillance as well as the Canadian Avian Influenza Surveillance System (CanNAISS) activities for poultry are ongoing in Canada. According to Article 10.4.1.4. of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Member Country should not impose bans on the international trade of poultry commodities in response to notification of infection with any Influenza A viruses in birds other than poultry.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Dovekie (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Cinnamon Teal (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Blue winged teal (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-2---- Mallard (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-112--- Snow Goose (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-61--- Canada Goose (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-96--- Great Horned owl (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-31--- Common Goldeneye (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22--- Red-tailed Hawk (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-32--- Rough-legged Hawk (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- American crow (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-98--- Common Raven (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Tundra Swan (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Peregrin falcon (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Atlantic Puffin (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Herring Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- California Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Ring-billed gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Northern Gannet (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- American White Pelican (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Double-crested cormorant (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-51--- Black-billed Magpie (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-5---- Black-legged Kittiwake (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Common Eider (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22--- Common Tern (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Willet (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- All speciesNEW-1----TOTAL-7234---

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	Snow Goose,Common Goldeneye,California Gull,Mallard,Northern Gannet,Blue winged teal,Common Raven,Black-legged Kittiwake,Dovekie,Great Horned owl,Peregrin falcon,Herring Gull,Black-billed Magpie,Rough-legged Hawk,Red-tailed Hawk,American White Pelican,Ring-billed gull,American crow,Atlantic Puffin,Common Eider,Canada Goose,Tundra Swan,Common Tern,Willet,Double-crested cormorant,Cinnamon Teal	15	2022/11/08	2024/03/08	Positive
Gene sequencing	National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD), Winnipeg, Manitoba	Mallard,American crow,Dovekie,Cinnamon Teal,Great Horned owl,Canada Goose,Common Goldeneye,Common Raven,Snow Goose,Peregrin falcon,Ring-billed gull,Northern Gannet,California Gull,Blue winged teal,Black-billed Magpie,Herring Gull,Rough-legged Hawk,Red-tailed Hawk,Common Eider,Common Tern,Tundra Swan,Black-legged Kittiwake,Atlantic Puffin,Double-crested cormorant,American White Pelican,Willet	15	2022/11/08	2024/03/08	Positive

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_133536 - AB-2024-WB-H5NX - ALBERTA - WILDBIRDS

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

Gene sequencing	Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD), Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health	Racoon (Northern raccoon),Striped Skunk,Red Fox	4	2023/05/19	2024/03/26	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD), Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health	Racoon (Northern raccoon),Striped Skunk,Red Fox	4	2023/05/19	2024/03/26	Positive

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Alberta: Avian flu in wild birds 2022 - 2024

Alberta: Avian flu in wild birds 2022 - 2024

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