Utah: 2022 - 2025 Bird flu in wild birds and mammals

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Already on our list but now added by the USDA:

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock

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[sharon sanders]

Another one in Utah:

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock

[sharon sanders]

Total know Utah herds = 9

[sharon sanders]

4 more herds in Utah for a total known of 13:

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock

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Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wild Birds

Last Modified: December 03, 2024
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https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/wild-birds

[Commonground]

Updated 12/3/24

https://epi.utah.gov/bird-flu-in-humans/

[Commonground]

12/4/24

https://ag.utah.gov/dairy-cattle-and-avian-influenza/

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Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wild Birds

Last Modified: December 17, 2024
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State County Collection Date Date Detected HPAI Strain Bird Species WOAH Classification Sampling Method

Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5N1	House sparrow	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5N1	House sparrow	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5	House sparrow	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5N1	European starling	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5N1	European starling	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5N1	European starling	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5N1	Mourning dove	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA/AM H5N1	Mourning dove	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA/AM H5N1	White-winged dove	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5N1	Mourning dove	Wild bird	Agency harvest

Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA/AM H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest

Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA/AM H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/29/2024	12/16/2024	EA H5	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	11/1/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	11/1/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	11/1/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5	House sparrow	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5N1	Song sparrow	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5N1	Red-tailed hawk	Wild bird	Agency harvest

Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA/AM H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest

Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5N1	Rock pigeon	Wild bird	Agency harvest
Utah	Weber	12/3/2024	12/11/2024	EA H5	Gull (unidentified)	Wild bird	Morbidity/Mortality
Utah	Box Elder	12/3/2024	12/11/2024	EA H5	Owl (unidentified)	Wild bird	Morbidity/Mortality
Utah	Davis	12/3/2024	12/11/2024	EA H5	Canada goose	Wild bird	Morbidity/Mortality

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https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/wild-birds

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Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Mammals

Last Modified: December 17, 2024
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state county date_collected date_detected hpai_strain species

Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA H5	House mouse
Utah	Cache	10/30/2024	12/13/2024	EA/AM H5N1	Domestic cat

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https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock...ctions/mammals

[Lance]

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4451

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Eared Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis
/https://fieldguide.wildlife.utah.gov/?species=podiceps%20nigricollis

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Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wild Birds

Last Modified: December 23, 2024
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State County Collection Date Date Detected HPAI Strain Bird Species WOAH Classification Sampling Method

Utah	Tooele	12/2/2024	12/19/2024	EA H5	Eared grebe	Wild bird	Morbidity/Mortality
Utah	Tooele	12/2/2024	12/19/2024	EA H5	Eared grebe	Wild bird	Morbidity/Mortality
Utah	Tooele	12/2/2024	12/19/2024	EA H5	Eared grebe	Wild bird	Morbidity/Mortality
Utah	Emery	12/6/2024	12/18/2024	EA H5	Canada goose	Wild bird	Morbidity/Mortality
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https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/wild-birds

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Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wild Birds

Last Modified: January 28, 2025
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State County Collection Date Date Detected HPAI Strain Bird Species WOAH Classification Sampling Method

Utah	Box Elder	1/10/2025	1/23/2025	EA H5	Gadwall	Wild bird	Hunter harvest
Utah	Box Elder	1/10/2025	1/23/2025	EA H5	Northern shoveler	Wild bird	Hunter harvest
Utah	Box Elder	1/2/2025	1/16/2025	EA H5	American wigeon	Wild bird	Hunter harvest
Utah	Box Elder	12/5/2024	1/8/2025	EA H5	Green-winged teal	Wild bird	Hunter harvest

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https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock...ons/wild-birds

[Shiloh]

Source: https://kslnewsradio.com/environment...a-gsl/2179519/

Thousands of birds dead due to avian influenza at the Great Salt Lake
Feb 7, 2025, 8:00 PM
BY KENNEDY CAMARENA AND DIANA JONES
KSLNewsRadio

SALT LAKE CITY —— The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources have reported at least 15 thousand birds have died at the Great Salt Lake due to avian influenza.

“DWR biologists have confirmed that roughly 15,000 to 25,000 Eared Grebes have died along the Great Salt Lake, primarily due to avian influenza,” Utah Division of Wildlife Resources said in a news release. “The first dead birds were detected in November 2024, and DWR staff collected a few of the carcasses and sent them to a lab for disease testing.”

From there, Spokesperson for the UDWR Faith Heaton Jolley said the test results showed the birds were positive for avian influenza...

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-fr...ain-confirmed/

Avian flu has been confirmed in three more Utah counties amid continued outbreak
by: Derick Fox
Posted: Feb 12, 2025 / 10:15 AM MST
Updated: Feb 12, 2025 / 10:19 AM MST

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A strain of avian influenza that has been spreading since April 2022 has now been found in three more Utah counties, bringing the total count up to 16, according to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR).

DWR officials said the virus was recently confirmed in Box Elder, Emery and San Juan counties. The current outbreak typically spreads during the spring and fall bird migrations.

“We saw a lull in new avian flu cases in wild birds from January 2024 to November 2024, but since last fall, we have seen another uptick in new cases across Utah,” DWR Veterinarian Ginger Stout said.

The birds most impacted by the latest increase in avian flu cases have been geese, hawks, gulls, owls, and eared grebes, according to DWR. Biologists confirmed that roughly 15,000 to 20,000 eared grebes have died near the Great Salt Lake, primarily due to the surge of avian flu...

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Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Mammals

Last Modified: April 15, 2025
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State County Date Collected Date Detected HPAI Strain Species

Utah	Cache	03/31/2025	04/07/2025	EA H5	Skunk (unidentified)
Utah	Cache	03/31/2025	04/07/2025	EA H5	Skunk (unidentified)

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https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/mammals