California: Bird flu in wild birds 2022

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Source: https://www.aol.com/news/avian-flu-detected-three-wild-172335210.html

Avian flu detected in three wild birds in California. How dangerous is the virus?
Sacramento Bee
Lucy Hodgman
July 15, 2022, 1:23 PM

Three cases of avian flu have been detected in wild birds in Colusa and Glenn counties, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service collected the three infected birds — two Canada geese and one American white pelican — during a mortality event at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex on July 5. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of avian influenza H5N1 in the birds on Wednesday.

“These are the first detections of avian influenza H5N1 in wild birds in California,” state wildfire officials said in a Thursday news release. “Although avian influenza viruses naturally circulate among waterbirds, the strain of H5N1 currently in circulation in the U.S. and Canada has been causing illness and death in a higher diversity of wild bird species than during previous avian influenza outbreaks.”...

 

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Source: https://patch.com/california/petaluma/bird-flu-detected-sonoma-county

Bird Flu Detected In Sonoma County
The Sonoma County Department of Health Services is warning residents "out of an abundance of caution."
Maggie Fusek,
Posted Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 1:29 pm PT

SONOMA COUNTY, CA— Positive cases of avian influenza, or the bird flu, have been found in four wild birds in Sonoma County, authorities said Friday.

"While this particular strain of the virus poses minimal risk to humans, out of an abundance of caution the Sonoma County Department of Health Services is warning residents of the potential risk of handling or coming into close contact with a diseased or dead bird," county officials said in a news release...

 

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Source: https://www.turlockjournal.com/news/local/avian-flu-found-stanislaus-county/

Avian flu found in Stanislaus County
Sabra Stafford
Turlock Journal
Published: Aug 16, 2022, 11:46 PM

If you needed another reason to not touch a dead bird, then the Stanislaus County Health Services Agency has one for you. It might be infected with avian flu.

The health agency recently received confirmation that three birds in the county have tested positive for avian influenza A (H5N1). The virus is contagious among certain domesticated bird species and can be deadly to birds such as chickens, pheasants and turkeys, among other domestic fowl. The virus is often spread to domestic birds through interactions with wild birds...

 

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Source: https://www.northbaybusinessjournal...solano-mendocino-counties-worries-poultry-in/

Avian flu outbreak in Sonoma, Solano, Mendocino counties worries poultry industry
SUSAN WOOD
THE NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL
August 25, 2022, 9:01AM
Updated 9 hours ago

A drought may be contributing to a growing number of avian flu cases in the North Bay, raising concerns among state officials, county agriculture commissioners and farmers.

Fourteen cases within area wild bird populations have been recorded in so far. The cases are concentrated in Sonoma, Solano and Mendocino counties, with no known cases in Marin and Napa counties.

When it comes to poultry, no cases of H5N1 have been detected among the North Bay’s flocks of chickens, according to the California Department of Fish & Wildlife, state Food and Agriculture agency as well as county ag commissioners and farm bureaus...

 

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Source: https://mendovoice.com/2022/09/cdfw...3xYhAOghbmehFNDzOkf0-1662583632-0-gaNycGzNCH0

CDFW: Avian flu continues to be found wild birds in Mendocino and across California
By Mendo Voice Staff | 3 hours ago

...Here’s the announcement from the CDFW:

As the Eurasian strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 continues to impact wild and domestic birds across the state, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) wildlife disease specialists are reminding the public of steps they can take to help reduce the spread of infection. To date HPAI H5N1 has been detected in 34 wild birds from 13 counties including Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Mendocino, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Santa Clara, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus and Yolo. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has also reported detections of HPAI H5N1 in domestic birds in Butte, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Fresno and Tuolumne counties...

 

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Source: https://patch.com/california/longbeach-ca/first-la-county-cases-avian-flu-found-long-beach

First LA County Cases Of Avian Flu Found In Long Beach
The Long Beach Health Department confirmed three cases of avian flu in three birds and found additional dead birds near El Dorado Park.
Rachel Barnes,
Posted Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 10:05 am PT
Updated Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 11:00 am PT

LONG BEACH, CA — The Long Beach Health Department confirmed the first three cases of avian flu in Los Angeles County as well as many sick and dead wild birds found near El Dorado Park in Long Beach.

The Health Department discovered two Canada geese and one Black-crowned Night-Heron near the park, officials said on Thursday. Avian flu is rarely transmitted to people or other animals but is very contagious among birds and can kill domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks and turkeys...

 

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Source: https://patch.com/california/los-angeles/8-cases-bird-flu-geese-heron-detected-la-county

8 Cases Of Bird Flu In Geese, Heron, Detected In LA County
The cases are part of the ongoing nationwide outbreak of bird flu, also known as H5N1.
Posted Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 3:50 pm PT
By / CBS Los Angeles, CBS Los Angeles

October 17, 2022 / 2:34 PM

Eight cases of bird flu have been detected in wild birds in Los Angeles County, the Department of Public Health confirmed Monday, marking the first sign of the virus in the county.

The cases were detected in three Canada Geese and a black-crowned Night Heron in Long Beach, three Canada Geese in the city of Los Angeles and one Canada Goose in Cerritos, according to DPH...

 

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Source: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-county-records-first-bird-flu-case/3075366/

San Diego County Records First Bird Flu Case
By Amber Frias • Published October 19, 2022 • Updated on October 19, 2022 at 4:50 pm

After spreading across the country, a historic wave of avian flu has made its way into San Diego.

The San Diego Humane Society confirmed the first case was found in a black swan from Lake San Marcos.

Tom Munnecke, a resident of the area and part of a local community group that tracks the lake’s bird inventory, says his group was the first to report the case...

 

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Source: https://nbcpalmsprings.com/2022/10/20/first-cases-of-avian-flu-confirmed-in-riverside-county/


October 20
First Cases of Avian Flu Confirmed in Riverside County
By City News Service


(CNS) – The first cases of avian influenza-stricken birds in Riverside County were confirmed following laboratory tests, officials said Thursday, prompting cautionary statements regarding how to prevent the deadly strain from spreading among domestic and wild birds.

“Although we just have two positive cases so far, the disease is considered widespread in the Inland Empire, and further cases will likely emerge as testing continues,” Department of Animal Services Chief Veterinarian Dr. Sara Strongin said.

According to the agency, the severe Eurasian avian flu, designated HPAI H5N1, was identified in two sick geese from the Perris area. They were impounded by the Department of Animal Services last week and humanely euthanized due to their advanced decline, departmental spokesman John Welsh said.

He said afterward, they were sent to a lab for testing, which on Tuesday reflected that they had been infected...

 

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Source: https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/health-and-medicine/article267949952.html

First case of deadly bird flu reported in SLO County. Here’s how to stop it from spreading
By John FitzRandolph Special to The Tribune October 28, 2022 7:00 AM

After killing millions of birds nationwide, the most dangerous bird flu in a dozen years —the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — has arrived in San Luis Obispo County. A sick Canada goose was found near Laguna Lake in San Luis Obispo. The wild bird was disoriented, mentally depressed and had “increased respiratory effort and cloudiness of the eyes, causing impaired vision,” according to Pacific Wildlife Care wildlife veterinarian Shannon Riggs. The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department announced on Oct. 20 that the goose had tested positive for HPAI, making it the county’s first official case of the deadly disease. ..

 

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Source: https://kmph.com/news/local/bird-fl...uenza-infection-virus-viruses-spread-aviaries

Bird Flu discovered at Roeding Park, Fresno Chaffee Zoo taking precautions
by Michael TellezMonday, October 31st 2022

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — The Fresno Chaffee Zoo is now taking precautions after Bird Flu was recently detected at Roeding Park in Fresno.

Officials say that two waterfowl recently died from avian influenza at the park...

 

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Marin gets first cases of highly contagious bird flu

PUBLISHED: November 4, 2022 at 4:12 a.m. | UPDATED: November 4, 2022 at 8:06 a.m.
The first cases of a highly infectious strain of bird flu that has killed millions of birds in the United States this year have been detected in Marin County.

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The first case in Marin was confirmed in late October in a Canada goose. The goose was spotted in mid-September by a crossing guard in Corte Madera who noticed the bird wandering in an intersection and acting confused. The crossing guard reported the goose to WildCare animal hospital in San Rafael, where it was taken to an outdoor triage tent set up to quarantine suspected cases of avian flu.

Upon inspecting the goose, WildCare veterinarian Dr. Juliana Sorem said she noticed it had a cloudy eye, which was a common symptom of H5N1 infection for Canada geese in other areas. The goose was euthanized and sent to a national laboratory in Iowa for testing and was confirmed to have the virus on Oct. 19, Sorem said.

Another 26 birds reported to WildCare since then are now suspected of having contracted the virus.

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/04/marin-gets-first-cases-of-highly-contagious-bird-flu/

 

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Wildlife specialists: Mutated avian flu spreading in Bay Area is like COVID for birds

Thomas Smith
Nov. 6, 2022
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 10:50 a.m.

Local wildlife specialists are preparing for the worst as avian influenza, also known as bird flu, spreads in the Bay Area. The virus is highly contagious, has no cure and impacts species ranging from pigeons and poultry to owls and raptors. If it continues to spread, millions of Bay Area birds could die.

The virus was first detected in Northern California in July. “To date, there’s been 55 detections of [highly pathogenic avian influenza] in wild birds in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma counties,” Ken Paglia, a spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, told SFGATE.

These initial cases are likely only the tip of the iceberg. “It is estimated that millions of birds have already perished as this virus has worked its way across the country,” WildCare’s Wildlife Hospital in San Rafael said in an email, and the same fate could befall the Bay Area.

The virus is unpredictable and could be “devastating” for birds, WildCare spokesperson Alison Hermance told SFGATE, but “because the Bay Area is smack in the middle of one of the four migratory flyways in North America, it is winter migration and we have massive numbers of raptors and waterfowl in the Bay Area, we are preparing for the worst. … There are horror stories from other wildlife care centers about how many birds have died from it.”

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https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/mutated-bird-flu-bay-area-17553985.php

 

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Source: https://paloaltoonline.com/news/202...nd-in-santa-clara-san-mateo-counties-wildlife

'Bird flu' has been found in Santa Clara, San Mateo counties' wildlife
Avian influenza could be killing pelicans, geese
By Sue Dremann / Palo Alto Weekly
Uploaded: Fri, Nov 11, 2022, 6:50 am 0

A virus that is nearly 100% fatal to birds has been sweeping through the Bay Area with the fall migration and is reaching record-breaking levels throughout the U.S., according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

More than 49 million birds in the U.S., most domestic poultry, have died from bird flu or have been culled due to exposure to infected birds since early 2022. The largest prior outbreak, in 2015, killed 50.5 million birds in 21 states. The current outbreak spans 46 states, according to the CDC.

Known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 virus, it has been confirmed in wild bird populations in Palo Alto and in various parts of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Since August, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Health Lab has received six wild birds from San Mateo County and 32 from Santa Clara County for avian influenza testing, of which three from San Mateo County and 17 from Santa Clara County were confirmed. One bird was an American white pelican, said Krysta Rogers, California Department of Fish and Wildlife senior environmental scientist, in an email on Wednesday.

Statewide, the virus has been confirmed in 138 wild birds in 33 counties since early August.

Domestic and commercial birds have also been infected. As of Nov. 3, the current outbreak in California's backyard and commercial flocks has infected 684,940 birds, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service...

 

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Scource: https://patch.com/california/san-diego/bird-flu-confirmed-san-diego-county-humane-society

Bird Flu Confirmed In San Diego County: Humane Society
A black swan from Lake San Marcos tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 on October 18.
Cailin Loesch,
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Posted Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 1:01 pm PT

SAN DIEGO, CA – Avian flu, which has been spreading throughout the U.S., has now been confirmed in San Diego County, according to the San Diego Humane Society.

A black swan from Lake San Marcos tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 on October 18, according to the organization. Since then, a Western gull and a Brown pelian have also tested positive, the San Diego Humane Society added...

 

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Source: https://www.tehachapinews.com/news/...cle_5b969e3e-7351-11ed-ab4e-efbfa7505802.html

Avian flu detected in Kern County
Tehachapi News 15 hrs ago

The Kern County Public Health Services Department on Nov. 30 issued an advisory that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza — commonly called bird flu — has been detected in a wild bird in Kern County, as well as 36 other California counties...

 

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Source: https://www.appeal-democrat.com/new...cle_ed92f1aa-7c1d-11ed-9190-077dc2c5dd21.html

Avian flu detected in Yuba, Sutter counties
17 hrs ago


The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has recently notified both Yuba and Sutter counties that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected in wild birds in the area.

So far, avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected in 41 other counties including Alameda, Amador, Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kern, Lassen, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Merced, Monterey, Napa, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Trinity, Ventura, and Yolo.

 

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Source: https://www.marinij.com/2023/01/08/marin-detects-more-cases-of-deadly-bird-flu/

Marin detects more cases of deadly bird flu
By Will Houston |
PUBLISHED: January 8, 2023 at 11:10 a.m. | UPDATED: January 8, 2023 at 11:11 a.m.

More cases of a highly contagious and deadly strain of bird flu have been detected among Marin County wildlife, but local poultry farms have so far been spared from outbreaks that have ravaged flocks throughout the U.S. and the world.

“Which is a tremendous relief because poultry-related foods — birds and eggs — are Marin County’s second highest valued commodity,” said Scott Wise, Marin County’s assistant agricultural commissioner. “So not only is poultry a critical part of our local food supply, it is many people’s livelihood.”

After Marin’s first case of the avian flu, known as H5N1, was confirmed in October, two more birds have come back with positive results while three more birds are being tested, according to local and state wildlife officials.

In California, there have been 229 confirmed cases, though the actual number of birds infected with H5N1 is likely significantly larger, said Krysta Rogers, an avian specialist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Only birds that are found and sent to the department for lab testing are counted...

...The three cases of H5N1 in Marin were submitted by the WildCare animal hospital in San Rafael. The first case was discovered after a crossing guard in Corte Madera noticed a Canada goose wandering in the middle of an intersection and acting confused. In November, the hospital submitted two more birds — a great horned owl from Novato and a snow goose from San Rafael — that have tested positive in preliminary analysis by the state...