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Following the USDA’s firs detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock and previous detections of HPAI in wild birds, the CDC has issued a statement on the state of HPAI in the United States and […]
Read MoreYou can view the most recent confirmations of HPAI by state from USDA here. On February 9, The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza […]
Read MoreUpdated February 8, 2022 On January 14, 2022, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the highly pathogenic Eurasian H5 avian influenza (HPAI) in a wild American wigeon in Colleton County, South […]
Read MoreThis webinar was held on March 29th, 2021 This webinar was held on March 29th, 2021 and included updates and Q & A discussion on SARS – CoV-2, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, and more. PDF copies of slides are available […]
Read MoreZAHP has been closely monitoring the increased outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Influenza (HPAI) across Europe and Asia. USDA Wildlife Services passed along the below information below about surveillance activities, which hopefully will give us an early warning to the presence […]
Read MoreOn April 9th, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the detection of a highly pathogenic Avian influenza (H7N3) in a commercial turkey flock in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. No human cases have been detected, and there is no immediate public […]
Read MoreYesterday the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed a second case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a commercial flock in Lincoln County, Tennessee. This is the same North American wild bird origin H7N9 strain that was previously confirmed […]
Read MoreOn March 5th the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the detection of Highly Pathogenic H7 Avian Influenza in a commercial chicken breeder flock in Lincoln County, Tennessee, within the Mississippi flyway. Please see the full announcement from the […]
Read MoreUpdate 2: January 12, 2017 Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses continue to be detected around the world. On January 9, USDA announced the detection of an HPAI H5 in Montana in a mallard duck that was part of routine […]
Read MoreForeign Animal Diseases: Health Emergencies and Continuity Crushers Presentations Foreign Animal Diseases (FADs) represent a threat to our mission of connecting the public to the natural world through our animals. Whether an FAD directly causes disease in the collection, or […]
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