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Birds in Canadian turkey farm found to be infected with the H1N1 influenza virus

AlaskaDenise

AlaskaDenise

In Memoriam
Canadian turkeys have been identified as the latest victims of the swine flu pandemic. The cases of H1N1 influenza virus infection in the turkeys of a Canadian turkey farm are the second reported cases of swine flu in birds. As a virus is transmitted between animals and humans, the chance of a mutation increases. H1N1 mutations are already being reported, including a mutation that makes one strain of the virus a low reactor to the swine flu vaccine.

First reported cases of swine flu virus in birds


The first cases of the H1N1 influenza A virus found in birds were reported in Chile, in August, 2009. These cases were also the first cases of H1N1 A that had been reported outside of pigs and humans. In the interim, dogs, cats, and ferrets have been infected with the H1N1 A influenza virus.

H1N1 mutations in the swine flu news


According to the World Health Organization, and many experts, viruses mutate constantly. Currently, there are many tiny changes taking place in the H1N1 A virus. The major changes that have been identified affect the treatment of a viral infection with Tamiflu, the symptoms of the virus, and the amount of protection offered by the swine flu vaccine.

http://www.examiner.com/x-29228-LA-...-to-be-infected-with-the-H1N1-influenza-virus
 
Re: Birds in Canadian turkey farm found to be infected with the H1N1 influenza virus

I can't figure out if this is old or new news. I can't find turkey sequences for Canada, nor any other recent articles referencing specifics. However, the US turkey infections articles refer to H1N1 in Canadian turkeys.

I posted this because it may be a new outbreak.

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Re: Birds in Canadian turkey farm found to be infected with the H1N1 influenza virus

The people over at Flu Wiki seem to think this is an echo story. As it contains no mention of the previous H1N1 in turkeys outbreak in Canada, I suspect they are right.
 
Re: Birds in Canadian turkey farm found to be infected with the H1N1 influenza virus

Celvin11 said:
Related story :

U.S. finds pandemic H1N1 virus in turkey flock
see thread http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=135237&highlight=turkey+flock
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yes, these are the stories that "mention" H1N1 in Canadian turkeys.
USDA said infections of turkeys have been reported in Canada and Chile.
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This is not the best time of year for H1N1 to be found in Turkey flocks - $$$$$.

At least it doesn't have the same impact as HPAI in chickens (90+% mortality), so perhaps it's considered a minor inconvenience in the turkey industry. Hopefully, the poultry industry has stepped up it's biosecurity procedures against all forms of AI & H1N1.

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Re: Birds in Canadian turkey farm found to be infected with the H1N1 influenza virus

More on the H1N1 infected Canadian turkey farm

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Turkeys in the Canadian province of Ontario have become infected with the H1N1 flu virus, but no birds or eggs from the farm entered the food supply, provincial government officials said on Tuesday.

Reported by Reuters on 1 December 2009 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,578294,00.html
 
Re: Birds in Canadian turkey farm found to be infected with the H1N1 influenza virus

merci.

I couldn't find a reference in FT's AI in animals thread.

English of one of Muscade's articles dated Oct 21, 2009:

Swine flu strikes at local turkey farm

570 News - The Canadian Press Kitchener | Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 5:03 am

Kitchener - A Kitchener company says a flock of their turkeys have been infected with swine flu.

Hybrid Turkeys confirmed to 570 News on Tuesday that the virus has shown up in one of their barns, but refused to say where that barn is located.

Science and Technology Manager Dr. Helen Wojcinski says they first noticed a problem when there was a drop in egg production. She says that was the only symptom and adds, there is no danger to the public because the virus is not passed through eggs or meat.

Wojcinski says the turkeys likely got the virus from humans, saying a few employees had cold-like symptoms before the outbreak started.

Wojcinski says they have taken steps to deal with the outbreak including an imposed quarantine on the infected barn. This appears to be the first case of swine flu involving turkeys in Canada. There have been cases involving the birds in Chile.

Last April, swine flu appeared in pigs on an Alberta farm and has since been found in other swine herds in the country.

http://www.570news.com/news/local/more.jsp?content=20091020_131743_5924
 
Re: Birds in Canadian turkey farm found to be infected with the H1N1 influenza virus

Ahhh - I looked under AI in animals.

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Re: Birds in Canadian turkey farm found to be infected with the H1N1 influenza virus

Chile report

21 Aug 2009

Chile's Health Ministry said it ordered a quarantine Friday at two turkey farms outside the port city of Valparaiso after genetic tests confirmed sick birds were afflicted with the same virus that has caused a pandemic among humans. The infected birds are contained within closed buildings, preventing any spread to wild birds, the farms' owner said.

http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/21/3176800-chile-confirms-swine-flu-in-turkeys
 
Re: Birds in Canadian turkey farm found to be infected with the H1N1 influenza virus

From last winter :

Bird flu on Canadian turkey farm

Jan 26, 2009 (CIDRAP News) ? Canadian authorities have confirmed that an H5 avian influenza virus, probably low-pathogenic, has surfaced on a turkey farm in southern British Columbia.

Canadian news agencies said authorities were preparing to cull up to 60,000 turkeys on the farm near Abbotsford, southeast of Vancouver in the Fraser Valley.

In a Jan 24 news release, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed that an H5 virus was found on the farm and said initial tests indicated that it is low-pathogenic. Further tests were under way to determine the precise subtype and strain, the agency said.

http://www.cidrapbusiness.us/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/news/jan2609birds.html
 
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