US - CIDRAP confirms low-path H5 at live-bird markets: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

[sharon sanders]

Not sure what is going on.....where is USDA report?



2016.07.05　poultry meat imports stop from the United States two provinces


　Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry live poultry from July 1, the United States, New York and Pennsylvania, has stopped the import of such poultry meat.
　In the United States, New York and Pennsylvania live bird market, with the occurrence of low pathogenic avian influenza (H5 subtype) has been confirmed, because there was a report from the US government, from both states throughout the live poultry and the provinces of It has stopped the import of such area of poultry meat within a radius of 10km from the place of occurrence.

http://www.jacom.or.jp/niku/news/201...0705-30302.php

[sharon sanders]

FAO report

http://empres-i.fao.org/empres-i/2/obd?idOutbreak=214024&rss=t

[sharon sanders]

I also want to add that I check my FAO feed twice daily and as of late last night the above report was not posted on the FAO site despite the report date of July 7.

[Pathfinder]

No new outbreaks since January 2016 according to APHIS:

Confirmed Avian Influenza Detections - 2016

State Flyway Confirmed Detections Last Detection Reported Total Birds
Indiana Mississippi 1 January 15, 2016 43,000

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian-influenza-disease/SA_Detections_by_States

[Gert van der Hoek]

Poultry Industry News

LPAI Identified in Live Bird Markets	Jul 8, 2016
According to a July 4th report in the USAPEEC MondayLine the USDA-APHIS detected low pathogenicity H5 avian influenza at live bird markets in Philadelphia, PA. and King’s County, NY. Trade partners have been notified and Japan has imposed a restriction on eggs and poultry originating from a zone with a 10 km radius around the sites of the detections. The problem does not lie in the wet markets. The source flocks should be identified applying trace-back, since some farms have birds (chickens, waterfowl or other species) which are obviously shedding H5 strain LPAI. This will create further problems for exports especially if supply flocks are located in areas with a high density of commercial broiler production. CHICK-CITE has noted repeatedly that the live bird market system is an anachronism in the U.S. and benefits only a small proportion of the population but exposes the entire poultry industry to the risks of infection and embargos. Current customers of wet markets and stores should purchase halal or kosher chicken processed under USDA inspection from supermarkets or specialty stores. This will ensure a cold chain from plant to consumer.

[sharon sanders]

FAO report for New York:

http://empres-i.fao.org/empres-i/2/obd?idOutbreak=214033&rss=t

[sharon sanders]

FAO is reporting High Path in both incidences - not Low Path.

[sharon sanders]

The FAO has changed the serotype to LPAI in both reports at the links above.

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-persp...e-bird-markets

Three states report low-path H5 at live-bird markets
Filed Under:
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
| Jul 12, 2016
Low-pathogenic H5 avian influenza has recently been detected at live-poultry markets in three northeastern states, the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed today.
The markets are located in Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. Joelle Hayden, a public affairs specialist with APHIS, said H5 was detected during routine testing and follow-up and that finding low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) isn't uncommon in backyard flocks and live-bird markets.
Two infectious disease news-monitoring Web sites first noted the outbreaks, based on media reports from foreign countries that acknowledged the events and imposed temporary restrictions on poultry imports from some of the affected states, along with brief notifications from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
The blog Avian Flu Diary on Jul 8 flagged a Japanese media report on the outbreaks and followed up today with two FAO reports on detections in New York and Pennsylvania. FluTrackers, a news message board, has also been following the developments and flagged a recent mention on the H5 detections in a poultry industry newsletter.
Response steps

Hayden said animal health authorities are conducting trace-back and testing at markets that have epidemiologic links to the affected markets. She added that APHIS manages a joint system with states and the poultry industry to control low-pathogenic H5 and H7 in live-bird market systems and that states participating in the program have APHIS-approved response plans.
APHIS confirmation of low-pathogenic viruses in samples from live-bird markets prompts market closures; depopulation or selling down of poultry, if appropriate; and cleaning and disinfection, she said. Affected markets must pass inspection before reopening.
The USDA reports the findings to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) in its 6-month and annual animal health reports, Hayden said. "However, there are some trading partners with whom APHIS has bilateral agreements that we report LPAI findings to immediately. It is not unusual for them to restrict poultry imports from affected areas."
Market system warrants close monitoring

Live-poultry markets are part of a complex system that provides the fresh poultry preferred by some ethnic groups. The birds come from a variety of sources, including backyard breeders and commercial farms, according to USDA experts who authored a book chapter on live-bird markets in the Northeastern United States.
Co-mingling of birds from different locations and species provides an opportunity for avian flu to adapt and persist, which has led animal health officials to closely monitor the markets. Sporadic detections are common, but since 1996 the markets have been linked to low-pathogenic H7N2 outbreaks at five commercial poultry farms.
Avian flu updates in Ghana, Canada

• Elsewhere, Ghana's agriculture ministry yesterday reported two more highly pathogenic H5N1 outbreaks, both of which struck farms earlier this month in the southern part of the country, according to a report to the OIE. Of 1,750 susceptible chickens at the two locations, the virus killed 734, with the remaining ones culled to curb the spread of the virus. Ghana is among a group of African nations reporting a resurgence of H5N1 activity since late 2014.
• The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently confirmed low-pathogenic H5N2 as the subtype in an avian flu outbreak at a duck farm in southern Ontario. The agency added that it has established a 3-kilometer protection zone around the farm near St. Catharines.

See also:
Jul 8 Avian Flu Diary post
Jul 8 FluTrackers thread
Jul 12 Avian Flu Diary post
FAO report on Pennsylvania H5 detection
FAO report on New York H5 detection
Birdflubook.org chapter on live-bird markets in the Northeast