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Argentina: H5 avian influenza detected for the first time in elephant seals

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa)  confirmed new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5 detected in marine mammals in Comodoro Rivadavia,...

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro confirms third case of avian flu

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The infection of a migratory bird with the H5N1 virus, known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) or Avian Influenza, was confirmed in Rio de Janeiro this Saturday. The bird...

Brazil: No human cases of avian influenza, Four suspected cases still under analysis

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Brazil Ministry of Health reports, 38 samples collected from people in Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro who had contact with birds were negative for the disease to date. Through...

Brazil update: Avian influenza in wild birds, Suspect human cases in Espírito Santo

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The number of confirmations in wild birds rises to 5 The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) informs that it has intensified surveillance actions in populations of domestic...

CDC: Human Infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in Chile

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On March 29, 2023, Chile reported its first human infection with HPAI A(H5N1) virus. This is the second human case of A(H5N1) ever reported in South America, which includes a January 2023 case reported...

Bird flu takes down three California condors in Arizona

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed as the cause of mortality for three California condors found in northern Arizona, the National Park Service reports. The...

Chile reports 1st human case of H5N1 avian influenza

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health reports the first case of bird flu in humans in Chile, reported in northern Chile. The individual is a 53-year-old man affected by a severe influenza case....

First case of bird flu confirmed in a porpoise

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The SVA- Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt has confirmed the first finding of avian influenza virus in a porpoise. The analysis shows that the porpoise died as a result of the...

H5N1 avian influenza reported in Ontario, Canada poultry flocks

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Earlier this week, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has advised the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) of the confirmed presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza...

Bird flu in the US is low risk to public: CDC

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the recent bird flu infections in wild and domestic birds in the United States (HERE and HERE), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the...