US - Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in a wild striped skunk in CO and in wild red foxes in NY, ME, OR, PA (WOAH, May 18, 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 30

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 30

REPORT ID
FUR_160924

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/05/18

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

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

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Colorado (CO)- Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 Eurasian lineage goose/Guangdong clade 2.3.4.4b was confirmed in a wild striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis). Detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 Eurasian lineage goose/Guangdong clade 2.3.4.4b were confirmed in wild red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the following states: New York (NY), Maine (ME), Oregon (OR), and Pennsylvania (PA).

...
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
...
Striped Skunk (WILD)
NEW - 1 1 - - -
...
Red Fox (WILD)
NEW - 5 5 - - -
...
All species
NEW - 6 6 - - -​
...

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_118803 - NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...
OB_118648 - WALLOWA COUNTY
OB_118647 - YORK COUNTY
OB_118646 - CAYUGA COUNTY
OB_118645 - ROUTT COUNTY

UPDATED OUTBREAKS

OB_117835 - WAYNE COUNTY...

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