https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/egg-prices-hit-record-high-tariff-fallout-1235314599/

What the World’s First Case of #BirdFlu in Sheep Means for the Virus’s Spread

The detection of bird flu in a sheep is another sign that the #H5N1 virus is adapting to hop to new hosts

By Josh Fischman, March 24, 2025

Excerpt:
"Discovery of H5N1 in a sheep enlarges the list of nonbird animals now known to be susceptible to the virus. In the U.S. that list includes cows, pigs, domestic and wild cats, coyotes, bears, rodents, raccoons, opossums and marine mammals. Seventy people in the U.S. have also been infected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and one of them died. Although the risk to humans remains low, and person-to-person transmission is not known to have happened, the virus’s ability to infect different kinds of animals highlights that the microbe can evolve and adapt to infect new hosts, scientists say. As it spreads, it warrants careful and continued scrutiny, officials say."

Read more:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-the-worlds-first-case-of-bird-flu-in-sheep-means-for-the-viruss-spread/
#HPAINews #AvianInfluenza #AvianFlu

Bird flu in SD: Millions of birds dead, worry shifts to humans

Chickens, turkeys, pheasants

#H5N1 #BirdFlu #AvianFlu
https://www.ktiv.com/2025/03/24/bird-flu-sd-millions-birds-dead-worry-shifts-humans/

The #Netherlands are starting a pilot to vaccinate chicken and other poultry against the #AvianFlu #BirdFlu. The pilot will run until 2027 and can be scaled up fast if needed. Let’s hope the vaccine works.

(Announcement from the ministry in Dutch) https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2025/03/10/start-pilot-vaccineren-pluimvee-tegen-vogelgriep

Article in English (possibly paywalled) Netherlands starts bird flu vaccination program at hen farm - https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/netherlands-starts-bird-flu-vaccination-program-hen-farm-2025-03-10/#:~:text=March%2010%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20The,the%20government%20said%20on%20Monday.

#NewYork: Dozens of dead birds found on #LongIsland beach believed to have died from #AvianFlu

Story by Pei-Sze Cheng
February 28, 2025

"A Long Island beachside community in #SuffolkCountyNY is worried about dozens of dead birds that have washed up on the shore and been found in backyards, especially because officials believe the birds died from avian flu.

"#PatchogueShores in #EastPatchogue has a private community beach. Earlier this week, Tim Jones, the vice president of their association, was walking along the beach with his family when he noticed many dead birds.

"'I saw three #seagulls, a #cormorant, and I got a count of 11 #ducks,' explained Jones.

"NBC New York walked with him and saw a dead gull, a dead #goose bobbing in the water and various other smaller birds strewn along the small stretch of sand.

"Jones contacted the Department of Environmental Conservation. The DEC said it appeared to be avian flu because there have been cases in Suffolk County and Nassau County before. Officials from the department urged the community to close the beach to avoid any contact with the dead birds."

Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/health-and-safety-alerts/dozens-of-dead-birds-found-on-long-island-beach-believed-to-have-died-from-avian-flu/ar-AA1zYbQI
#HPAINews #HPAI #AvianFlu #AvianInfluenza

Bird flu claims over 100 sandhill cranes in LaPorte County, Indiana, 1500 statewide
#AvianFlu #BirdFlu #H5N1
https://www.msn.com/en-us/science/ecology/bird-flu-claims-over-100-sandhill-cranes-in-laporte-county-1500-statewide/ar-AA1zHUKB

And in other news...

Shapiro Administration Takes Aggressive, Multi-agency Actions in Response to Avian Influenza to Protect PA Poultry and Dairy Industries

https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pda/newsroom/shapiro-admin-takes-aggressive--multi-agency-actions-to-protect-.html#:~:text=Shapiro%20Administration%20Takes%20Aggressive%2C%20Multi,PA%20Poultry%20and%20Dairy%20Industries&text=Governor%20Josh%20Shapiro's%202025%2D26,health%20crisis%20in%20American%20history.

@BakerRL75 @ai6yr #HPAI #AvianFlu #PA

I saw a couple of recent cases of #BirdFlu in #NYC. If the US Government won't tell us what's going on, we need to inform each other! Look for the hashtag #HPAINews for my posts about #H5N1.

Race to sell chickens after #NewYorkCity #LivePoultryMarkets ordered shut due to avian flu

NEW YORK (AP) — "Live poultry markets in New York City raced to sell off all their chickens and other fowl Friday after seven cases of avian flu were detected and state officials ordered markets in the metropolitan area to close for a week.

"Gov. Kathy Hochul said there was no immediate threat to public health and that the temporary closure of bird markets in the city and its# WestchesterCounty and #LongIsland suburbs came out of an abundance of caution. #AvianFlu has hit farms nationwide, led to the slaughter of millions of birds and driven up egg prices, though officials say no cases have been detected among humans in New York.

"The state order came after birds infected with the virus were found during routine inspections of live bird markets in the New York City boroughs of the #Bronx, #Brooklyn and #Queens. Those markets have to dispose of all poultry in a sanitary manner, according to the state’s order."

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-bird-flu-poultry-94186c5c964d1a620858068142a28c46
#HPAI #AvianInfluenza #BirdFlu #USHealth

#Birdflu is back in Michigan with 8 new poultry outbreaks since December. #H5N1 has hit 11M birds, 900 cattle herds, pets, and wildlife nationwide. An expert in infectious diseases explains the risks to families, pets, and livestock—and efforts to stop its spread. https://theconversation.com/bird-flu-flares-up-again-in-michigan-poultry-an-infectious-disease-expert-explains-the-risk-to-humans-chickens-cows-and-other-animals-233061 #AvianFlu #dairycows #agriculture

#h5n1 #hpai #birdflu #avianflu #vogelgrippe #geflügelpest #usa #rawmilk #poultry #massentierhaltung #kapitalismus #pandemie #fleisch #milch #käse #vegan

"Die Analyse von Proben aus der Person in Louisiana zeigte, dass das #Virus Mutationen entwickelt hatte, die vermutlich seine Fähigkeit verbessern, sich an Zellen in den menschlichen oberen Atemwegen zu binden. Diese Veränderungen wurden bei #Viren der #vögel in der Hinterhofherde der Person nicht beobachtet."

https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/bird-flu-louisiana-fatal-case/

‘People don’t trust public health agencies so we should coddle anti-vax crackpots” is exactly like “people don’t trust the media so we should cater to the right-wingers who have spent decades sowing distrust in the media.”
#RFKjr #media #antivax ##trump #avianflu

https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2024/12/rfk-common-ground/681186/

Here are some tips if you decide to put out a #BirdFeeder

Your wildlife questions are answered by
#MaineAudubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.
Posted December 21, 2024

"Let’s start with the classic: “should you even feed birds?” The easy answer is “Yes,” but it is important to acknowledge that this comes with more responsibility than I think most people are aware of. Primarily, if you are going to be feeding birds, you need to also make sure that your feeders and the seeds in them are clean, generally kept dry, and are not going to be harmful to the birds. Cleaning the feeders once every two weeks is typically adequate to ensure that no bacteria is growing or to help prevent disease from spreading, but this will vary. If it is warm or wet, you’ll want to clean more often, or if you are seeing a sick bird at the feeder, like one with avian conjunctivitis, then you’ll want to clean the feeder and maybe pause feeding for a week or two."

Read more:
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/12/21/here-are-some-tips-if-you-decide-to-put-out-a-bird-feeder/

Archived version:
https://archive.md/cWFuk#selection-1823.0-1847.11
#BirdFeeders #Birdbaths #AvianInfluenza #AvianFlu #BirdFlu #H5N1

Three Easy but Important Ways to Keep Your #BirdFeeders Disease-Free

Make sure you're helping, not harming, your feathered visitors with these simple steps.

By National Audubon Society
Updated April 24, 2024

"Feeding birds is a wonderful way to help avian visitors fuel up for migration or make it through a tough winter. It can also provide great opportunities for wildlife photography and observation. But it’s not enough to put out a feeder and fill it regularly. You need to clean it out, or you risk inadvertently causing the birds that visit to get sick. The same goes for #birdbaths.

"Some of the more common diseases that birds can spread through feeders include #HouseFinchEyeDisease (the colloquial name for mycoplasmal conjunctivitis, which can infect more than just the bird for which it’s named), #salmonellosis (caused by salmonella bacteria), #aspergillosis (a fungal respiratory disease), #AvianPox, and #AvianFlu. If you see a sick bird or one you suspect died from a disease outbreak, don’t pick it up or try to treat it yourself. Instead, contact your local #WildlifeRehabilitator or call the National Wildlife Health Center for instructions.

"To prevent the spread of illness in the birds that frequent your seed buffet, try these three steps:

1. Clean feeders regularly
The National Wildlife Health Center recommends cleaning bird baths and feeders with a solution of nine parts water to one part bleach. (If there is visible debris, such as feces, scrub it off before soaking in the bleach solution.) Dry out the feeder before hanging it back up. Project FeederWatch, a joint effort between Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Birds Canada, recommends cleaning seed feeders every two weeks or so. Double the frequency of cleaning if you suspect the presence of disease at all. It's always better to be safe than sorry.

2. Tidy below the feeder
This can mean raking or shoveling up feces and hulls (seed casings)—particularly those that are moldy, wet, or spoiled—and throwing them out, Project Feederwatch recommends. That’ll also help prevent scattered food from attracting rodents. On snow-covered lawns, scraping off a few layers of white stuff should do the trick.

3. Share the wealth
Disease spreads more easily in confined spaces and when groups are concentrated, so having multiple feeders can help prevent disease. Spreading out food among a few feeders provides less opportunities for sick birds to touch and contaminate others, says the National Wildlife Health Center."

https://www.audubon.org/news/three-easy-important-ways-keep-your-bird-feeder-disease-free
#H5N1 #AvianInfluenza #BirdFlu