Our state has a system for reporting. In fact, our local police department shared a page on Facebook today from our DNR with tips on minimizing spread among backyard birds & information on reporting concerns.
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We are in Illinois. He tried first with the local county forest preserve, then the state department of natural resources wildlife biologist for the area. He was advised that he eventually could report to USDA wildlife services, but only if he encounters four more dead birds, as a single isolated death was not of interest.
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Gift link. Really, all of the developments are only going in one direction.
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That references this page: APHIS Confirms D1.1 Genotype in Dairy Cattle in Nevada | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We currently have a sick merganser in our tree lawn. Our local paper said to report it to 311 and to not approach/handle the duck. The 311 operator had me leave a message for the animal and wildlife officer. There have been hundreds of reported sick or dying ducks in our area.
Edited with an update that the wildlife officer is on their way to pick up the duck.
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Gift link
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Reminds me of something I’ve seen before… about 5 years ago… coming from China! All is well - until it all turned into global hell.
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Ah, but since no info will be allowed to be shared it will not be a problem—it will just go away, of course, harmlessly.
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“We estimate about 18,000 dead baby elephant seals.”
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This page makes the argument that large commercial poultry farming gives selective pressure for bird flu viruses to evolve from low pathogenic to high pathogenic types.
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I don’t think this is paywalled; the upshot is two people were hospitalized with bird flu and one still is hospitalized. They are from Ohio and Wyoming.
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That page does mention that there were studies of ferrets infected with seasonal H1N1 showing less severe symptoms with H5N1, so the N1 part may give partial immune response.
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More cases in cats eating raw food:
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I am most concerned with how many people are not being hospitalized…indeed are barely symptomatic and thus how unaware we are of the spread. A recent CDC study found that three out of 150 veterinarians working with large animals had antibodies to bird flu but didn’t know they were infected. This suggests that bird flu infections in humans and animals may be going largely undetected.
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Very informative. Thanks.
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Very scary, especially given the current political situation re science and public health.
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It is behind a paywall, which, if I remember correctly, is not allowed. I believe the admins said in this case, to summarize the article. Can you?
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give me a while. Alas no gift articles from New York Magazine. I will post a summary later.
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