Last Modified: January 13, 2025
...
State County Date Collected Date Detected HPAI Strain Species
| Colorado | Arapahoe | 12/10/2024 | 1/3/2025 | EA/AM H5N1 | Domestic cat |
| Colorado | Kit Carson | 12/11/2024 | 1/3/2025 | EA/AM H5N1 | Domestic cat |
...
-
Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Mammals
Last Modified: January 13, 2025
...
State County Date Collected Date Detected HPAI Strain Species
...
-
Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Mammals
Last Modified: January 06, 2025
...
...
1 To protect data confidentiality, the county and mapped locations of these detections represent the approximate location of the state capitol.
...
Leave a comment:
-
Óscar A. Contreras
@oscarcontrarius
How did a CO dairy herd that was released from quarantine get infected with #H5N1 #birdflu again? "We do not believe that this was a new introduction of the virus, but we are unable to confirm this through whole genome sequencing at this time," a CDA spox tells me
Óscar A. Contreras
@oscarcontrarius
20h
So what happened here? Because the CDPHE & CDA are continuing to conduct bulk milk tank testing, "CO059 tested positive for HPAI (#birdflu) in the testing round conducted the week of November 23." Soooo... could it have been a poultry introduction?
Óscar A. Contreras
@oscarcontrarius
Here's what the CDA says: "Additional testing is being conducted by the USDA to determine the genotype of the virus that infected the dairy," CDA spox told me. About the outbreak in Weld on 11/14? CDA says that's genotype D1.1, not B3.13. Some answers, still many Qs. /
10:56 PM · Dec 6, 2024
2,340
ViewsLeave a comment:
-
A reherd - USDA is not counting this re-infection as a new herd. But really....it is a new infection.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The above is an example of why we have gone to reporting a "range".
FluTrackers.com
@FluTrackers
·
9h
US -USDA listed 13 more #H5N1 items for California (dairy cattle
herds=12).This makes the known CA range of 491 and the US
known mammal livestock number range at 709.
We are listing as ranges now due to increasing fuzziness in
reporting as numbers grow.
https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/united-states/h5n1-tracking-af/california/989719-california-avian-flu-in-mammals-and-livestock-2024?p=1001682#post1001682…
Leave a comment:
-
Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in MammalsOriginally posted by Commonground View Post
Last Modified: August 20, 2024
...
state county date_collected date_detected hpai_strain species
Colorado Larimer 7/24/2024 7/29/2024 EA H5N1 Domestic cat
Colorado Larimer 7/12/2024 7/22/2024 EA H5N1 Domestic cat
Colorado Larimer 7/16/2024 7/22/2024 EA H5N1 Domestic cat
Colorado Larimer 7/14/2024 7/22/2024 EA H5N1 Domestic cat
Colorado Adams 5/30/2024 6/24/2024 EA H5N1 Domestic cat
Colorado Morgan 5/25/2024 6/6/2024 EA H5N1 Domestic cat
Leave a comment:
-
Dairy replacement is apparently bulk tank positive H5N1 result.
Leave a comment:
-
I did add the dairy "replacements" to our list but I have no idea what that is. Listed as cattle. I will amend if this is a USDA typo. -
Leave a comment:
-
This is related to the previous post:
Bird flu cases now detected in domestic cats in Colorado
By John Daley
Aug. 12, 2024, 6:36 pm
...
Six feline cases of Influenza A (also known as HPAI, Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu H5N1) have been diagnosed in domestic cats in Colorado so far this year...
...
“It's just remarkable how fast and furious it's moving. So I hope we can get a handle on it soon,” said Kay Russo, a Colorado veterinarian with RSM Consulting who has worked with both dairy cows and poultry, which have been hard hit by the virus this year.
...
No known human cases of H5N1 have been linked to exposure to infected cats, according to the state health department.
...
“People with direct contact to infected cats should be considered at the same risk as those in direct contact with other infected animals, such as cows or poultry,” she wrote in an email. “The risk of human infection from contact with cats is not well understood."
The five cases listed on the USDA website are all of the same strain, H5N1, which raises the level of concern, according to May Chu, an epidemiologist and clinical professor from the Colorado School of Public Health. She suggested more testing is needed, in particular, sequencing of the full genome of these strains to investigate the chain of transmission.
The details regarding H5 bird flu in domestic cats on the CVMA website said two of the six cases were “indoor-only cats with no direct exposures to the virus,” according to the post.
...
“I think the link is potentially here with the house cats that don't go outside is we're seeing a lot of mice that are testing positive for H5N1,” said Russo. “So I wonder perhaps if these wild mice populations are picking up the virus and then bringing that into the houses. Because in Colorado we tend to see mice get in fairly frequently, especially as the weather shifts.”
Or perhaps owners are feeding the cat a raw diet or the owner thinks of their cat as an indoor cat, but it actually does spend time outdoors. Still, “the indoor-only cats is what's pretty concerning,” said Russo.
...
Russo urges cat owners to especially look out for those neurologic symptoms.
“As soon as you start to see that progression, which is fairly rapid from what I've understood, get that animal into the veterinarian and alert your veterinarian that you are seeing symptoms that could be indicative of influenza infection,” Russo said. “And it's really important that the owners and the veterinarians observe utilization of proper PPE because this is in fact a zoonotic infection,” meaning it can jump from animals to humans.
...
Leave a comment:
-
hat-tip Rick Bright
@RickABright
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
09 Aug Influenza A (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1) in domestic cats
Six feline cases of Influenza A (HPAI H5N1) have been diagnosed in domestic cats in Colorado during 2024. One of these cases was directly associated with a known infected commercial dairy facility. Two of the six cases were indoor only cats with no direct exposures to the virus. Three of the six cases were known indoor/outdoor cats that hunted mice and/or small birds as prey and also spent time indoors with their owners. Five of the six cases have presented with similar clinical signs and disease progression: an initial complaint of lethargy and inappetence, followed by progressive respiratory signs in some and fairly consistent progressive neurologic signs in most. Several of these cases were tested for rabies preceding diagnosis with H5N1 infection due to the indistinguishable presentation once neurologic signs presented. HPAI H5N1 infection should be considered in domestic felines even if all of the risk factors or clinical signs are not present. There is high abundance of virus in Colorado at this time, predominantly being detected in domestic dairy cattle in commercial dairy herds with spillover into mammals and wild birds on and near these premises. Notably the B3.13 strain of the Eurasian 2.3.4.4b clade H5N1 virus has been spreading in animals not historically attributed as reservoirs for the HPAI virus. This lineage of virus has not been detected in migratory waterfowl at this time.
Click here for our current guidance document for veterinarians evaluating feline cases for HPAI infection.
Any questions, please refer to the CDPHE zoonoses team at cdphe_zoonoses@state.co.us or the Animal Health Division with CDA at animalhealth@state.co.us.
Leave a comment:
-
Colorado state just added 12 dairy positive results to their list. #52 - 63 inclusive. This includes 9 with positive results to bulk tank testing:
Leave a comment:
-
The USDA posted an entry for August 2nd that showed a new herd for Colorado but that entry is now gone. I am going to wait to the end of the day to see what else happens before I update our list.Leave a comment:
Leave a comment: