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NY: 2023 Avian flu in poultry

Shiloh

Shiloh

Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://www.ithacajournal.com/story...at-tompkins-county-pheasant-farm/70037656007/

Bird flu virus that has been killing bald eagles found at Tompkins pheasant farm
Kate Collins
Ithaca Journal
Publised 2:22 p.m. March 23, 2023

A suspected outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, or "bird flu," has been detected in pheasants at Reynolds Game Farm in Tompkins County.

The DEC began investigating suspicious deaths at the farm, which propagates pheasants to be released for hunting, on March 20. On Wednesday, the DEC announced that initial lab tests indicate the presence of the H5N1 avian influenza (AI) virus in the farm's pheasant population....
 
Source: https://www.dec.ny.gov/press/127358.html

For Release: Thursday, March 23, 2023
DEC Announces Confirmed Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza at Reynolds Game Farm

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus affecting the Reynolds Game Farm pheasant population.

DEC began investigating suspicious deaths at the Game Farm, located near Ithaca in Tompkins County, on March 20 and initial test results indicated a possible outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza (AI) virus. On March 21, the farm was put under quarantine following positive test results from the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab. A full 120-day quarantine period for the farm is required. This week, at least 500 of DEC's breeder flock of 6,600 pheasants died from HPAI.

DEC is working closely with animal health experts at the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (AGM) and the USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratory and following standard protocol for an outbreak of HPAI.

Cooperatively managed by DEC, AGM and USDA, the remaining breeder flock of pheasants on the property is being depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease in accordance with standard HPAI response protocols. Birds from the flocks will not enter the food system. As part of existing avian influenza response plans, AGM and USDA are working jointly on additional surveillance and testing in areas around the affected flock. Additional information on the USDA response plan can be found at USDA APHIS | Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) (leaves DEC website).

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (leaves DEC website) states that the recent HPAI detections in birds do not present an immediate public health concern. HPAI cases in humans are rare, and symptoms are typically mild. The risk of a person becoming infected is low.

DEC will continue to work with partners at AGM and USDA in a swift and thorough response to the outbreak.

More information on HPAI may be found at (the following links leave DEC's website):

CDC Avian Influenza

Avian influenza | Cornell Wildlife Health Lab

USDA Avian Influenza Updates 2022

USGS HPAI Distribution 2021/2022
 
United States of America - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 60

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

EVENT ID
4309

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2022/02/07

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2020/05/28

CONFIRMATION DATE
2022/02/08

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 60

REPORT ID
FUR_160367

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/04/13

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in conjunction with State Animal Health and Wildlife Officials, are conducting comprehensive epidemiological investigations and enhanced surveillance in response to the HPAI H5N1 related events. Affected population counts are based on estimated inventories from the date the outbreak was first reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health. HPAI events are now closed and control areas have been released in the following States: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas. These States have not had any recent HPAI events and have demonstrated: • Required surveillance in the State and control areas has been completed with negative results for HPAI. As a precaution, additional enhanced surveillance may continue in the State and area. • Depopulation of infected premises has been completed and appropriate disposal was implemented or completed. • Cleaning and disinfection of the infected premises has been completed (including, but not limited to, outside areas of premises, equipment, trucks, and other fomites). Note (26/10/2022): After reassessment by field investigators, outbreak OB_107904 has been designated as non-poultry premises and subsequently removed from this event.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC )NEW 1255 - 886 369 - -
TOTAL 59156107 - 1463146 57685098 - -
...

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_117201 - QUEENS 03 - QUEENS COUNTY
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
Queens 03

START DATE
2023/03/31

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
New York

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Queens

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Other

LOCATION
Queens County

Latitude, Longitude
40.715 , -73.826

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
A live bird market premises. Clinical signs included lethargy, diarrhea and acute death. State officials have quarantined the affected premises. Depopulation was completed on 06 Apr 2023. Disposal was completed on 06 Apr 2023.

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC) NEW 1255 - 886 369 - -
TOTAL 1255 - 886 369 - -
...
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