Laura Bies Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 The American Veterinary Medicine Association has a good recap of the current avian influenza situation here. From the piece: "The largest epizootic of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the nation’s history is entering its third year, but there is hope. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues to evaluate several vaccines shown in initial studies to protect chickens against the deadly disease. A vaccine for turkeys is also underway. And researchers are looking into why the most recently circulating strain is one of the most virulent to date. Since January 2022, multiple HPAI viruses have infected tens of millions of wild birds, commercial poultry flocks, and more than two dozen species of terrestrial and marine mammals worldwide. This bird flu panzootic has also spread across Africa, Asia, the Americas, Australia, Europe and even into Antarctica. Subsequent epidemiologic and genetic investigations determined that the Eurasian (EA) H5 and H5N1 subtypes of the HPAI A virus are the cause of most infections." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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