AI6YR Ben<p>46,000 birds died or killed after bird flu in Mississippi.</p><p>"...A new strain of a highly pathogenic bird flu known as H7N9 has surfaced at a poultry farm in Mississippi where chickens are raised for breeding...."</p><p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-03-19/bird-flu-developments-new-strain-discovered-and-research-on-immunity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latimes.com/environment/story/</span><span class="invisible">2025-03-19/bird-flu-developments-new-strain-discovered-and-research-on-immunity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/h5n1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>h5n1</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hpai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hpai</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/h7n9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>h7n9</span></a></p>
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AI6YR Ben<p>Harvard Medical School: <br>Are We on the Cusp of a Major Bird Flu Outbreak?</p><p>Scientists weigh in on the spread of H5N1 and highlight clues that portend what might come next</p><p>(TLDR; experts are worried, but not in a panic, yet)</p><p><a href="https://hms.harvard.edu/news/are-we-cusp-major-bird-flu-outbreak" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hms.harvard.edu/news/are-we-cu</span><span class="invisible">sp-major-bird-flu-outbreak</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/h5n1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>h5n1</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/HPAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAI</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Raw Pet Food recall</p><p>Voluntary Recall of Wild Coast Raw Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula Raw Pet Food Because of Possible Bird Flu Health Risk</p><p><a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/voluntary-recall-wild-coast-raw-boneless-free-range-chicken-formula-raw-pet-food-because-possible" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-</span><span class="invisible">withdrawals-safety-alerts/voluntary-recall-wild-coast-raw-boneless-free-range-chicken-formula-raw-pet-food-because-possible</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/recall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recall</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/petfood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petfood</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/h5n1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>h5n1</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hpai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hpai</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a>: Dozens of dead birds found on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LongIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongIsland</span></a> beach believed to have died from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AvianFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvianFlu</span></a> </p><p>Story by Pei-Sze Cheng<br>February 28, 2025</p><p>"A Long Island beachside community in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SuffolkCountyNY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuffolkCountyNY</span></a> 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.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PatchogueShores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PatchogueShores</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EastPatchogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastPatchogue</span></a> 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.</p><p>"'I saw three <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/seagulls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seagulls</span></a>, a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cormorant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cormorant</span></a>, and I got a count of 11 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ducks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ducks</span></a>,' explained Jones.</p><p>"NBC New York walked with him and saw a dead gull, a dead <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/goose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>goose</span></a> bobbing in the water and various other smaller birds strewn along the small stretch of sand.</p><p>"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."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="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" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/public-safety-an</span><span class="invisible">d-emergencies/health-and-safety-alerts/dozens-of-dead-birds-found-on-long-island-beach-believed-to-have-died-from-avian-flu/ar-AA1zYbQI</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAINews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAINews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AvianFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvianFlu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AvianInfluenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvianInfluenza</span></a></p>
Sarah Dal<p>Asymptomatic infection and antibody prevalence to co-occurring avian influenza viruses vary substantially between sympatric seabird species following H5N1 outbreaks</p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-85152-6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41598-025</span><span class="invisible">-85152-6</span></a></p><p> it's looking at prior exposure to bird flu (H5N1) so looking at survival & possible immunity, ranging from 1% of shags to 78% of kittiwakes<br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Ornithology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ornithology</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/HPAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAI</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>CBS News: "Bird flu has been detected in rats for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed Wednesday. </p><p>Four black rats were confirmed to have H5N1 avian flu in late January in Riverside County, California, where two recent poultry outbreaks were reported, the agency said. "<br><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-flu-in-rats/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/bird-flu-in-r</span><span class="invisible">ats/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/h5n1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>h5n1</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hpai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hpai</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/rats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rats</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Backyard chickens + H5N1 in Wyoming 😟 </p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/@HelenBranswell/114005946026975840" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scicomm.xyz/@HelenBranswell/11</span><span class="invisible">4005946026975840</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/h5n1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>h5n1</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hpai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hpai</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>"...Two cats living in separate households in Multnomah County, Oregon, fell ill after consuming the raw pet food. After consultation with their veterinarians, owners of the animals agreed to euthanize the pets because of the severity of their illnesses, officials said. ..." <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/h5n1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>h5n1</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hpai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hpai</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>😬 </p><p>AP: Cats in Oregon euthanized after eating raw pet food tainted with bird flu <a href="https://apnews.com/article/bird-flu-cats-raw-pet-food-10e7b3bcaffe92ab84cadcbcab1f09c6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/bird-flu-ca</span><span class="invisible">ts-raw-pet-food-10e7b3bcaffe92ab84cadcbcab1f09c6</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/h5n1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>h5n1</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hpai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hpai</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Good lucking finding poultry products from Ohio 😬 </p><p>FarmProgress: Avian flu explodes in Ohio</p><p>More than 10 million birds have been affected in the past 45 days.</p><p>"...The virus has spread swiftly in Darke and Mercer counties (10,103,500 total birds), affecting not only commercial egg-layer operations, but also turkey meat, egg pullet and duck meat farms...."</p><p><a href="https://www.farmprogress.com/animal-health/avian-flu-explodes-in-ohio" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">farmprogress.com/animal-health</span><span class="invisible">/avian-flu-explodes-in-ohio</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/h5n1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>h5n1</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hpai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hpai</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a></p>
Chip Kroh<p>And in other news...</p><p>Shapiro Administration Takes Aggressive, Multi-agency Actions in Response to Avian Influenza to Protect PA Poultry and Dairy Industries</p><p><a href="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" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pa.gov/agencies/pda/newsroom/s</span><span class="invisible">hapiro-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</span></a>.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@BakerRL75" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BakerRL75</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ai6yr</span></a></span> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/HPAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAI</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/AvianFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvianFlu</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/PA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PA</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>AP: Nevada dairy worker contracted newer strain of bird flu, CDC says <br><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/nevada-dairy-worker-contracted-newer-strain-of-bird-flu-cdc-says" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pbs.org/newshour/health/nevada</span><span class="invisible">-dairy-worker-contracted-newer-strain-of-bird-flu-cdc-says</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/h5n1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>h5n1</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hpai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hpai</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/milk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>milk</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So yeah, I have backyard feeders set up for the birds. I've been disinfecting my boots, cleaning the feeders, keeping an eye out for sick birds. The ONLY reason I'm still doing it is because we had a HUGE shortage of berries and fruit because of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> this past year. Hot, dry conditions means less food for the birds. But now that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> is being reported in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewYorkCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkCity</span></a>, that's getting too close to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewEngland</span></a>. I think every <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Birdwatcher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Birdwatcher</span></a> who feeds birds needs to be very, very cautious -- especially if one is a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cat</span></a> owner. We can't count on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> anymore, so we need to share news (not rumors) with each other!<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAINews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAINews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AvianInfluenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvianInfluenza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USHealth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CDCCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDCCensorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extinction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USFail</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Mammals</p><p>Last Modified: February 05, 2025</p><p>"There are many species that are potentially susceptible to highly pathogenic avian influenza (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAI</span></a>). In addition to birds and poultry, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> viruses have been detected in some mammals. Infection may cause illness, including severe disease and death in some cases.</p><p>"Data may be incomplete and additional detections will be added as information becomes available. For submitting agencies who notice data errors or omissions, please send an email with supporting documentation (laboratory report/accession number/data collection) to wslabresults@usda.gov."</p><p><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/mammals" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poult</span><span class="invisible">ry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/mammals</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAINews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAINews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cats</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CatSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CatSafety</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AvianInfluenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvianInfluenza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USHealth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CDCCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDCCensorship</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cat</span></a> Death Losses Due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthDakota</span></a></p><p>Updated January 13, 2025 </p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Veterinarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Veterinarians</span></a> and laboratory diagnosticians are fielding reports of death losses in cat populations linked to avian influenza infections.</p><p>"Beginning in 2022, an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza (abbreviated as HPAI) virus caused death losses in domestic turkeys and chickens in South Dakota and elsewhere in the United States, an outbreak that continues. The HPAI virus causes respiratory and multiple organ failure in affected birds, typically appearing as increased numbers of dead birds in large commercial operations, as well as smaller backyard flocks. Deaths in wild birds, typically migrating waterfowl but also other bird species, have been observed at the same time, as well as spillover of the virus into mammals, such as raccoons, foxes, skunks, and other species.</p><p>"In Spring 2024, the HPAI virus began infecting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DairyCows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DairyCows</span></a>, causing drops in milk production and other signs of illness. Unlike infections in other species, widespread death losses have not been associated with HPAI infections in dairy cows.</p><p>"About the same time as its emergence in dairy cows, the HPAI virus was implicated in deaths of domestic cats in the vicinity of affected farms. Most affected cats showed <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/neurologic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurologic</span></a> signs, such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tremors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tremors</span></a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/seizures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seizures</span></a>, for a short period of time before dying.</p><p>"Since that time, three cases of substantial death losses in groups of outdoor domestic cats in South Dakota have been described. In each of these cases, there has been no apparent link to dairy cows, other livestock, or domestic poultry."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://extension.sdstate.edu/cat-death-losses-due-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-south-dakota" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">extension.sdstate.edu/cat-deat</span><span class="invisible">h-losses-due-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-south-dakota</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAINews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAINews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AvianInfluenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvianInfluenza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USHealth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CDCCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDCCensorship</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>I saw a couple of recent cases of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a>. If the US Government won't tell us what's going on, we need to inform each other! Look for the hashtag <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAINews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAINews</span></a> for my posts about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a>.</p><p>Race to sell chickens after <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewYorkCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkCity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LivePoultryMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LivePoultryMarkets</span></a> ordered shut due to avian flu</p><p>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.</p><p>"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 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LongIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongIsland</span></a> suburbs came out of an abundance of caution. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AvianFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvianFlu</span></a> 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.</p><p>"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 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bronx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bronx</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Brooklyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brooklyn</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Queens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queens</span></a>. Those markets have to dispose of all poultry in a sanitary manner, according to the state’s order."</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/new-york-bird-flu-poultry-94186c5c964d1a620858068142a28c46" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/new-york-bi</span><span class="invisible">rd-flu-poultry-94186c5c964d1a620858068142a28c46</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AvianInfluenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvianInfluenza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USHealth</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>LA Times: San Mateo County cat diagnosed with bird flu as CDC deletes evidence on possible feline-human transmission <a href="https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2025-02-07/h5n1-bird-flu-found-in-san-mateo-county-pet-cat" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latimes.com/science/story/2025</span><span class="invisible">-02-07/h5n1-bird-flu-found-in-san-mateo-county-pet-cat</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/h5n1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>h5n1</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hpai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hpai</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Avian influenza hits California turkey farm <a href="https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/2025/02/05/avian-influenza-hits-california-turkey-farm/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transm</span><span class="invisible">ission/2025/02/05/avian-influenza-hits-california-turkey-farm/</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>turkey</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/foodsupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodsupply</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hpai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hpai</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Hundreds of ducks found sick or dead along Lake Michigan as outbreak of H5N1 bird flu hits Chicago area </p><p>WGNTV "....CHICAGO — Hundreds of ducks infected with avian influenza — H5N1 bird flu — have been found along the shores of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area, prompting warnings from area health officials....."</p><p><a href="https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/hundreds-of-ducks-found-sick-or-dead-of-suspected-bird-flu-along-lake-michigan-local-conservation-group-reports/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/hu</span><span class="invisible">ndreds-of-ducks-found-sick-or-dead-of-suspected-bird-flu-along-lake-michigan-local-conservation-group-reports/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/h5n1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>h5n1</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hpai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hpai</span></a></p>
jess<p>"the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed a positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (<a href="https://petrous.vislae.town/tags/HPAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAI</span></a>) in a commercial poultry operation located in Elbert County, Georgia. ... As a result of this detection, effective immediately, all in-state poultry exhibitions, shows, swaps, meets, and sales are suspended until further notice. " <br><a href="https://agr.georgia.gov/pr/highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-confirmed-commercial-poultry-flock-georgia-all-poultry" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">agr.georgia.gov/pr/highly-path</span><span class="invisible">ogenic-avian-influenza-confirmed-commercial-poultry-flock-georgia-all-poultry</span></a></p>
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