Confirmed instances of extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in business poultry flocks within the Pacific Flyway have surged in current days, with flocks being struck by the virus in California, Utah, Arizona and British Columbia.
U.S. poultry flocks
Among the many latest instances of HPAI within the U.S., the United States Division of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Well being Inspection Service (APHIS) reported that six extra business flocks in California had been affected. These embrace:
- Two business meat turkey flocks in Fresno County, involving 17,700 and 39,600 birds.
- A business broiler flock in Fresno County, involving 259,000 birds
- Two business broiler flocks in Kings County, involving 279,300 and 53,300 birds.
- A business broiler flock in San Joaquin County, involving 29,100 birds.
All six of these flock infections in California have been confirmed on November 14. With these new situations of HPAI, California has had extra flocks affected by the virus than some other state at 23. Compared, Minnesota, which has had the second-largest variety of flocks struck by HPAI at 18.
APHIS additionally reported that the presence of HPAI was confirmed on November 13 in a business desk egg hatchery in Pinal County, Arizona, however data regarding the dimension of that flock has not but been disclosed.
A business meat turkey flock in Piute County, Utah, on November 15 was the confirmed website of an HPAI an infection. Info regarding that flock dimension has additionally not but been made public.
HPAI in Canada
The Canadian Meals Inspection Company (CFIA) reported that 11 extra business poultry flocks in Abbotsford, British Columbia, have been affected by HPAI between November 12 and November 17.
Additionally in British Columbia, three business poultry flocks in Chilliwack have been struck by HPAI, with one flock an infection being confirmed every day from November 15 via November 17.
Info regarding the kinds of birds in these flocks and the flock sizes has not but been disclosed.
Additionally since November 12, British Columbia and Alberta have had confirmed instances of HPAI in non-commercial poultry, however these instances ought to not have an effect on worldwide poultry commerce, in accordance with guidelines set by the World Organisation for Animal Well being (WOAH).
With these new situations of HPAI, British Columbia has now had 40 business poultry flocks hit by HPAI in 2004, all of which have been confirmed since October 21.
In different developments, Oregon has had a human HPAI an infection and the presence of HPAI has been confirmed for the first time in Hawaii.
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