Un premier cas de grippe aviaire sur une grue cendrée dans l’Aude - Hérault Tribune

Un cas d’influenza aviaire hautement pathogène a été confirmé sur une grue cendrée à Villasavary. L’État appelle à la vigilance et rappelle les gestes à adopter pour éviter la propagation du virus.

A looming global threat: H5N1 virus decimates wildlife, disrupts ecosystems and endangers human health

We live in an era when human activities are negatively modifying the world at alarming rates. We are experiencing a massive species extinction due to environmental damage caused by human land use change, overexploitation, pollution, climate change, and the introduction of invasive species.

Immunity against seasonal H1N1 flu reduces bird flu severity in ferrets, study suggests

Pre-existing immunity against seasonal H1N1 flu might help explain why most reported human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. have not resulted in lethal outcomes, suggests a new study by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Emory University researchers. The report was published in Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Possible evidence of windborne H5N1 viral infections in chickens

A team of government veterinarians with the State Veterinary Institute Prague in Czechoslovakia has found possible evidence of windborne H5N1 infections in chickens. In their paper posted on the bioRxiv preprint server, the group describes how chickens in a closed environment became infected with the H5N1 virus despite no contact with other chickens, wild birds, or their feces, leaving the wind as the only likely source.

Bird flu has likely killed hundreds of birds in Massachusetts: 'Virus is widespread in the state'

The circulating bird flu has become "widespread" in the Bay State, as officials believe the virus has killed 500 to 1,000 wild birds across the region.

Chronic wasting disease detected in Georgia deer for the first time

A fatal neurological illness that affects deer known as chronic wasting disease has been detected in Georgia for the first time, state wildlife officials announced Thursday.

An epizootic of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H7N3 in a Mexican ecological reserve - Archives of Virology

In this case study, we describe an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus subtype H7N3 in an ecological reserve in Chiapas, Mexico, affecting captive and wild birds. The virus was detected mainly in plain chachalacas displaying respiratory and gastrointestinal clinical signs and death within 24 hours. Mortality in white-fronted parrots and a clay-colored thrush was also recorded. We describe control strategies implemented to prevent virus dissemination and active surveillance within the risk area. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the HPAI H7N3 virus detected in affected birds shared a close genetic relationship with Mexican H7N3 isolates from 2012.

Inside the Bungled Bird Flu Response, Where Profits Collide With Public Health

When dairy cows in Texas began falling ill with H5N1, alarmed veterinarians expected a fierce response to contain an outbreak with pandemic-sparking potential. Then politics—and, critics say, a key agency’s mandate to protect dairy-industry revenues—intervened.

Dead tigers in southern Vietnam test positive for H5N1

Study proves transfer of feline coronavirus between domestic and wild cats

A new study from College of Veterinary Medicine researchers finds the first genetic evidence of feline coronavirus (FCoV) transmission between a captive wild and a domestic cat.