US - A wild red fox in AK with H5N1 avian flu per (WOAH, April 6, 2023)

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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 25

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

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 25

REPORT ID
FUR_160253

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/04/06

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Contact with wild species
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS

Wyoming (WY)- Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 Eurasian lineage goose/Guangdong clade 2.3.4.4b was confirmed in a feral domestic cat (Felis catus). Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 Eurasian lineage goose/Guangdong clade 2.3.4.4b was confirmed in a wild mountain lion (Puma concolor). Nebraska (NE)- Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 Eurasian lineage goose/Guangdong clade 2.3.4.4b was confirmed in a domestic cat (Felis catus). Alaska (AK)- Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 Eurasian lineage goose/Guangdong clade 2.3.4.4b was confirmed in a wild red fox (Vulpes vulpes).

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated

Coyote (WILD) NEW------
TOTAL-1-1--
Cats (DOMESTIC) NEW - 1 - 1 - -
TOTAL - 5 1 4 - -
Virginia Opossum (WILD)NEW------
TOTAL -3 2 1 - -
Domestic cat (WILD ) NEW - 1 1 - - -'
TOTAL - 1 1 - - -
Gray Seal (WILD)NEW------
TOTAL-1 1---
Bobcat (WILD)NEW------
TOTAL-6 4 2--
Striped Skunk (WILD)NEW------
TOTAL4 29 21 11--
Tiger (WILD)NEW------
TOTAL-1 1---
Harbor Seal (WILD)NEW------
TOTAL-16 14 2--
Racoon (Northern raccoon) (WILD)NEW------
TOTAL-10 3 4--
Puma (WILD) NEW-1 1---
TOTAL 11 1 12---
Bottlenose dolphin (WILD)NEW------
TOTAL-1 1---
American Black Bear (black bear) (WILD)NEW------
TOTAL-3 1 2--
Brown bear (Grizzly Bear) (WILD)NEW------
TOTAL-4 3 1--
Red Fox (WILD)NEW-1 1---
TOTAL -61 30 16--
Amur Leopard (WILD)NEW------
TOTAL-1 1---
Fisher (WILD)NEW------
TOTAL-1-1--
North American river otter (WILD)NEW------
TOTAL-1 1---
American marten (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1 1---
All species NEW - 4 3 1--
TOTAL 5 157 98 45 - -

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NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_117127 - TETON COUNTY...
OB_117000 - MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH...
OB_116999 - BUFFALO COUNTY...
OB_116805 - HOT SPRINGS COUNTY..

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

 

[sharon sanders]

Please see:

Domestic cat in Wyoming tests positive for bird flu - April 6, 2023

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