Vermont - Avian flu in mammals 2024

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Source: https://www.wcax.com/2024/02/16/verm...tive-bird-flu/

Vermont bobcat tests positive for bird flu
By Adam Sullivan
Published: Feb. 16, 2024 at 2:00 PM EST|Updated: 50 minutes ago

WATERBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - A bobcat found in Vermont has tested positive for the bird flu.

According to officials at Vermont Fish and Wildlife, a lab test confirmed the preliminary positive result for avian influenza in the animal. However, officials are still waiting on a second lab test.

At this time, we do not know when or exactly where the bobcat was discovered.

We expect to learn more shortly from Fish and Wildlife officials...

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United States of America - Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Follow up report 48


GENERAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
4451

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
2022/03/30

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Unusual host species

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE- CONFIRMATION DATE
2022/05/05

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE- SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 48

REPORT ID
FUR_167043

REPORT REFERENCE- REPORT DATE
2024/04/26

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

• Contact with wild species
• Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 Eurasian lineage goose/Guangdong clade 2.3.4.4b has been confirmed in samples from dairy cattle in Idaho (ID), Kansas (KS), Michigan (MI), New Mexico (NM), North Carolina (NC), Ohio (OH), South Dakota (SD) and Texas (TX). Updates to the detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in livestock can be found at: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock...ions/livestock. On 24 April 2024, The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture issued a federal order requiring pre-movement testing and reporting of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in livestock. Wildlife detections unrelated to dairy cattle detections are reported in Vermont (VT) and California (CA).

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Coyote (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1-1-- Cats (DOMESTIC)NEW------TOTAL-714-- Virginia Opossum (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-431-- Domestic cat (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-611-- Goats (DOMESTIC)NEW------TOTAL16555--- Gray Seal (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Bobcat (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-852-- Mephitidae (unidentified) (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Striped Skunk (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-422714-- American Mink (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Tiger (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Harbor Seal (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-21192-- Racoon (Northern raccoon) (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1754-- Puma (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-2222--- Bottlenose dolphin (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- American Black Bear (black bear) (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-413-- Brown bear (Grizzly Bear) (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-431-- Polar Bear (WILD)NEW------TOTAL--1--- Red Fox (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-864819-- Amur Leopard (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Fisher (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-321-- North American river otter (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- American marten (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Abert's squirrel (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Bovine (DOMESTIC)NEW------TOTAL-90000 All speciesNEW-2----TOTAL1652481495300

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Clinical, Diagnostic test

Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL), Ames, Iowa	Bobcat,Domestic cat,Fisher,Brown bear (Grizzly Bear),Cats,American Black Bear (black bear),Gray Seal,Red Fox,North American river otter,Racoon (Northern raccoon),Tiger,Harbor Seal,Puma,American marten,Bottlenose dolphin,Virginia Opossum,Amur Leopard,Coyote,Striped Skunk,Mephitidae (unidentified),Abert's squirrel,Goats,Polar Bear,American Mink,Bovine	212	2022/05/05	2024/04/19	Positive

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

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_134221 - TX 006 - LAMB COUNTY
OB_134222 - MI 006 - IONIA COUNTY
OB_134223 - ID 002 - CASSIA COUNTY
OB_134242 - SACRAMENTO COUNTY
OB_134220 - ADDISON COUNTY

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I do not know if this report is referring to the bobcat in post #1 or if there is a new bobcat that has tested positive. s.s