THhs is the APHIS page. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza/2022-hpai
North and South Carolina only so far. On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 4:45 PM Johnson, Alyssa <alyssa.john...@audubon.org> wrote: > This message by no means indicates this HPAI was found in NY, to my > knowledge it has NOT. Just sharing to spread the word. > > > > “WASHINGTON, January 14, 2022 – The United States Department of > Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has > confirmed highly pathogenic Eurasian H5 avian influenza (HPAI) in a wild > American wigeon in Colleton County, South Carolina. > > Eurasian H5 HPAI has not been detected in a wild bird in the United States > since 2016. There was a case of HPAI (H7N3) in one commercial meat turkey > flock in South Carolina in 2020 due to a North American lineage virus. > > The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers the risk to the > general public from HPAI H5 infections to be low. No human infections with > Eurasian H5 viruses have occurred in the United States. As a reminder, the > proper handling and cooking of poultry and eggs to an internal temperature > of 165˚F kills bacteria and viruses, including HPAI.” > > Full article: > https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2022/hpai-sc > > > > -- > > *Alyssa Johnson* > > Environmental Educator > > (m) 315.576.5754 > > (w) 315.365.3588 > > > > *Montezuma Audubon Center* > > PO Box 187 > > 2295 State Route 89 > > Savannah, NY 13146 > > Montezuma.audubon.org > > *Pronouns: She, Her, Hers* > > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
