{"id":528,"date":"2017-03-20T14:28:41","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T18:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/?p=528"},"modified":"2018-01-30T11:54:58","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T16:54:58","slug":"march-20-2017-update-on-avian-influenza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/2017\/03\/20\/march-20-2017-update-on-avian-influenza\/","title":{"rendered":"March 20, 2017 Update on Avian Influenza"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"532\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-532 \" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2017\/03\/flock-of-chickens-Donna-Coffin-photo-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"flock of chickens\" width=\"279\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2017\/03\/flock-of-chickens-Donna-Coffin-photo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2017\/03\/flock-of-chickens-Donna-Coffin-photo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2017\/03\/flock-of-chickens-Donna-Coffin-photo-105x59.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2017\/03\/flock-of-chickens-Donna-Coffin-photo-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2017\/03\/flock-of-chickens-Donna-Coffin-photo-317x178.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2017\/03\/flock-of-chickens-Donna-Coffin-photo-423x238.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2017\/03\/flock-of-chickens-Donna-Coffin-photo-634x357.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2017\/03\/flock-of-chickens-Donna-Coffin-photo-846x476.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2017\/03\/flock-of-chickens-Donna-Coffin-photo-951x535.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2017\/03\/flock-of-chickens-Donna-Coffin-photo-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2017\/03\/flock-of-chickens-Donna-Coffin-photo.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,279px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Donna Coffin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Avian influenza continues to be present in the US at low prevalence, and updates on the US and the international situation can be found at these sites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/topics\/animals\/one-health\/avian-influenza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Avian Influenza<\/a> &#8212; USDA<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oie.int\/en\/for-the-media\/press-releases\/detail\/article\/reinforcing-control-efforts-amid-outbreak-of-avian-influenza-in-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reinforcing control efforts amid outbreak of avian influenza in China<\/a> &#8212; OIE World Organisation for Animal Health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The most recent isolation was from a bird swap in Alabama; this was apparently a low-pathogenicity strain (LPAI) from a guinea fowl. The USDA has issued a \u201cstop movement\u201d order to try to contain the situation in that area of Alabama. There is still concern about containment of a recent highly-pathogenic strain (HPAI) that was detected in Tennessee, and although <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agi.alabama.gov\/s\/press-release's\/second-case-of-avian-influenza-found-in-tennessee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an additional case of AI on a different Tennessee farm<\/a> was determined to be LPAI, similarly stringent control measures were taken by state animal health officials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Due to the large impact of either HPAI or LPAI on regional farms, it\u2019s critically important to be very careful to prevent AI from spreading from wild waterfowl (that may carry AI, but not become sick from it) to your birds.<\/strong> Follow good biosecurity practices, and help protect both your own and others\u2019 flocks by reporting unusual illness in your birds to your state\u2019s livestock authorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Avian influenza continues to be present in the US at low prevalence, and updates on the US and the international situation can be found at these sites: Avian Influenza &#8212; 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