New Brunswick - Avian flu in wild birds 2022 - 2024

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8670483/a...k-backed-gull/

New Brunswick detects avian flu case in great black-backed gull
By Alex Cooke Global News
Posted March 9, 2022 4:00 pm
Updated March 9, 2022 4:05 pm

New Brunswick has detected a case of the avian flu in a great black-backed gull in the Riverview area.

In a release, the province’s Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development said the Canadian Wildlife Service confirmed the bird had tested positive for the highly-pathogenic avian influenza, also known as H5N1...

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Source: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/n...2.03.0125.html


News Release

Natural Resources and Energy Development REVISED / Case of avian influenza confirmed

09 March 2022FREDERICTON (GNB) – A positive case of avian influenza has been detected in New Brunswick.
The Canadian Wildlife Service confirmed on Monday that a greater black-backed gull in the Riverview area tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1).
Avian influenza is a viral infection that can spread easily and quickly among birds. There are several types of avian influenza. Some wild bird species, such as ducks, can carry the virus and infect other birds without getting sick themselves. Other wild or domestic bird species are more likely to become severely ill and die when infected with some types of avian influenza.
Although the chances of people getting sick from avian influenza are extremely low, people who work around birds should take extra care. As a general precaution, people should not handle wild birds, dead or alive. Should you discover a sick or dead bird, contact the Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development at 1-833-301-0334.
More information on avian influenza is available online.

09-03-22

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Avian flu: Several regions affected

Published on May 30, 2022 at 4:32 p.m., modified on May 30, 2022 at 4:55 p.m.
By: Felix Cote


After the Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Gaspésie, it is the turn of the residents of Tracadie to find gannet carcasses. Over the past few days, dozens of dead birds have been washed up into the sea.

The situation is getting worse with avian flu. Now, we are talking about a few dozen dead birds that have been spotted on the beaches of Tracadie, among other places. The news is surprising, considering that there is no Northern Gannet colony in New Brunswick.

“The gannets that we find here in the Acadian peninsula are gannets that come to feed on our territory during the day and then go back to their colony the same day. In reality, they will travel from Bonaventure Island to here, which is hundreds of kilometres,” explains Nature NB biologist Lewlanny Richardson.

Environment and Climate Change Canada took care of recovering the carcasses. These must be analyzed in the next few hours to find out if they are carriers of the bird flu virus. At the end of last week, birds from Bonaventure Island were found dead. The tourist season will begin all the same despite the macabre paces.

"Unfortunately I don't think other than picking up the carcasses quickly there is anything else that can be done, but I think it's unfortunately a wake-up call to remind people of the importance of protecting the habitat. of these birds", launches the biologist for the society of nature and parks, Véronique Buissière.

Dead birds are found daily on the beaches of Gaspésie and the Magdalen Islands, fortunately they will finally be picked up. The Ministry of the Environment has mandated subcontractors to manage the situation, they will pick up the carcasses while respecting a protocol for transporting them. As there is no incinerator on the archipelago, the birds will be brought back to the mainland in order to carry out this operation. The invoice will be fully insured by Quebec.

"Obviously, the colony is still quite large... The colony of birds that ends up at the Rocher aux Oiseaux... If there is a part of the colony that has been infected with avian flu, it is very likely that it there are a lot of birds that have contracted the disease, so it is very possible that for a while, unfortunately, there will be other deaths, ”announces the mayor of the Magdalen Islands, Jonathan Lapierre.

In the meantime, we are still awaiting the results of necropsies carried out on birds that died in the last few days. Note, in closing, that avian flu is not a virus that humans are at risk of contracting.

https://cimtchau.ca/nouvelles/grippe-aviaire-plusieurs-regions-touchees/

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-b...wick-1.6481616

Avian influenza suspected as hundreds of dead birds found on N.B. shores
People warned not to handle dead birds, but to report them to the province
Shane Magee · CBC News · Posted: Jun 10, 2022 4:25 PM AT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Through his binoculars, Lewnanny Richardson scans the Factorie à Bastien beach on New Brunswick's Acadian Peninsula.

The biologist with Nature NB spots what he's looking for a few hundred metres down the shore and adds one more to his total: 350 dead birds since May 25.

"I've been with Nature NB for the last 22 years," Richardson said. "I've never seen that."...

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Canada - Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Follow up report 1


GENERAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
COUNTRY/TERRITORY

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5582

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
2024/01/01

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2015/02/04

CONFIRMATION DATE
2024/01/15

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE- SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 1

REPORT ID
FUR_166675

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

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
This event is the continuation of event #4191 for reporting wild birds with high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus. Outbreaks are reported by province/territory. The geographical marker is on the capital. Outbreaks of HPAI in domestic non-poultry are reported in Event Banks need to think about..... 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-3----TOTAL-3---- Wood Duck (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Northern Pintail (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- American wigeon (WILD)NEW-3----TOTAL-3---- Green-winged Teal (WILD)NEW-3----TOTAL-3---- Northern Shoveler (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Mallard (WILD)NEW-10----TOTAL-10---- American Black Duck (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Snow Goose (WILD)NEW-8----TOTAL-15---- Anserinae (unidentified) (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Ross's Goose (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Great Blue Heron (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Canada Goose (WILD)NEW-63----TOTAL-79---- Cackling Goose (WILD)NEW-8----TOTAL-8---- Snowy Owl (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Great Horned owl (WILD)NEW-4----TOTAL-12---- Red-tailed Hawk (WILD)NEW-9----TOTAL-9---- Dunlin (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- American crow (WILD)NEW-15----TOTAL-17---- Common Raven (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Blue jay (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Trumpeter Swan (WILD)NEW-3----TOTAL-4---- Peregrin falcon (WILD)NEW-4----TOTAL-4---- Bald Eagle (WILD)NEW-2----TOTAL-2---- Laridae (unidentified) (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Herring Gull (WILD)NEW-4----TOTAL-4---- Glaucous-winged Gull (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Great black-backed Gull (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Double-crested cormorant (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Black-billed Magpie (WILD)NEW-3----TOTAL-3---- Barred Owl (WILD)NEW-3----TOTAL-3---- Barn Owl (Common Barn-Owl) (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Hooded Merganser (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- American goshawk (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- All speciesNEW-161----TOTAL-197----

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
NO

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test

Gene sequencing	National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD), Winnipeg, Manitoba	Great Horned owl,Snow Goose,Mallard,Ross's Goose,Cackling Goose,Herring Gull,Northern Shoveler,Black-billed Magpie,Red-tailed Hawk,Great Blue Heron,Great black-backed Gull,Glaucous-winged Gull,Dunlin,Bald Eagle,Barn Owl (Common Barn-Owl),Snowy Owl,Peregrin falcon,Laridae (unidentified),Barred Owl,Hooded Merganser,Common Raven,Anserinae (unidentified),Canada Goose,Blue jay,American Black Duck,Wood Duck,Double-crested cormorant,American wigeon,Trumpeter Swan,American goshawk,Northern Pintail,Green-winged Teal,American crow,Cooper's Hawk	10	2024/01/15	2024/03/28	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD), Winnipeg, Manitoba	Common Raven,Dunlin,Peregrin falcon,Anserinae (unidentified),Barn Owl (Common Barn-Owl),Hooded Merganser,Cooper's Hawk,Snow Goose,Wood Duck,Green-winged Teal,Canada Goose,American crow,Northern Pintail,Glaucous-winged Gull,Barred Owl,Red-tailed Hawk,Great Horned owl,American goshawk,Laridae (unidentified),American Black Duck,American wigeon,Cackling Goose,Mallard,Double-crested cormorant,Ross's Goose,Northern Shoveler,Black-billed Magpie,Trumpeter Swan,Herring Gull,Great Blue Heron,Snowy Owl,Great black-backed Gull,Blue jay,Bald Eagle	10	2024/01/15	2024/03/28	Positive

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_133570 - NL-2024-HPAI-WB-1 - NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR - WILDBIRDS

OB_133569 - NS-2024-HPAI-WB-1 - NOVA SCOTIA - WILDBIRDS

OB_133568 - SK-2024-HPAI-WB-1 - SASKATCHEWAN - WILDBIRDS

OB_133567 - NB-2024-HPAI-WB-1 - NEW BRUNSWICK - WILDBIRDS

OB_133566 - BC-2024-HPAI-WB-1 - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WILDBIRDS



https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5582