• Email Us: [email protected]
  • Contact Us: +1 718 874 1545
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Medical Market Report

  • Home
  • All Reports
  • About Us
  • Contact Us

New bird flu cases identified in Pennsylvania and Utah, USDA says

May 11, 2022 by David Barret Leave a Comment

New Cases of bird flu have been detected in commercial flocks of chicken in Pennsylvania and a backyard flock in Utah, the U.S.D.A sais Saturday, with the outbreak now has spread to more than 30 states in the country.

Earlier this month, the ministry said it was looking at vaccines as an option to protect poultry from the deadly bird flu as the country faces its harmful outbreak since 2015. The current outbreak has wiped out well over 20 million chickens and turkeys in commercial flocks since February.
Both samples of the Pennsylvania flock and Utah flock were tested. Samples from the Pennsylvania flock were tested at the Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory and samples from the Utah flock were tested at the Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, which is part of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, the Department of Agriculture said in a statement on Saturday.

The USDA said, Federal and state officials are working together on additional monitoring and testing in areas close to infected flocks.
US officials have said recent cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza do not pose an immediate public health concern. Previously, the unites states avoided vaccinations out of fear that importers would ban U>S poultry shipments because they could not distinguish between infected and vaccinated birds. The United States is the second-largest exporter of poultry meat in the world. In 2020, the value of US poultry and poultry product exports to the world reached $4.2 billion.

Bird flu has affected poultry in Europe and Asia, as well as North America and the USDA is working with other countries on vaccine options.
Trading has suffered, as importers such as China have blocked imports from many US states over the outbreak. The unites states have the strongest avian influenza surveillance program in the world. Through our ongoing wild bird surveillance program, APHIS collects and tests large numbers of samples from wild birds in the North American flyways. APHIS is working closely with state animal health officials in Pennsylvania and Utah on joint incident responses. State officials quarantined the affected premises, and birds on the properties will be depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease. Birds from the flocks will not enter the food system. In addition to monitoring for avian influenza in wild bird populations, APHIS monitors for the virus in commercial and backyard birds.

It is not uncommon to detect avian influenza in wild birds as avian influenza viruses circulate freely in those populations without the birds appearing sick. In addition to monitoring for avian influenza in wild bird populations, APHIS monitors for the virus in commercial and backyard birds. With the recent detections of the Eurasian H5 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds and domestic poultry in the United States, bird owners should review their biosecurity practices and stay vigilant to protect poultry and pet birds from this disease.

David Barret
David Barret

Related posts:

  1. ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ opens hybrid Toronto Film Festival
  2. Honeywell, Wood aim to make sustainable aviation fuel cleaner
  3. Investors look ahead to rate hikes with Fed tapering plan all but certain
  4. New European taskforce takes on Mali’s elusive militants

Filed Under: News

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

  • It Was Thought Only One Mammal On Earth Had Iridescent Fur – Turns Out There’s More
  • Knitters, Artists, And Bakers Unite! Creative Hobbies Can Help Your Brain Stay Young
  • The Biggest Millisecond Pulsar Glitch Recorded Represents An Astronomical Mystery
  • There Are Five Different Types Of Bad Sleeper. Which One Are You?
  • In A World First, Autonomous Underwater Robot Sets Off On Mission To Circumnavigate The Globe
  • First-Ever Living Recipient Of A Pig-To-Human Liver Transplant Survived For 171 Days
  • 190-Million-Year-Old “Sword Dragon Of Dorset” Likely The World’s Most Complete Pliensbachian Reptile
  • Acting CDC Director Calls For Splitting Up MMR Shots – But There’s A Reason We Don’t Do That
  • New Species Of Tiny Poison Dart Frog With Stripy Back And Spotty Legs Loves Bamboo
  • Not A Canine, Nor A Feline: Four Incredibly Cute Fossa Pups Have Been Born At A Zoo
  • The Most “Pristine Star” In The Universe May Have Been Identified – Researchers Link It To Elusive “Population III” Stars
  • 78-Million-Year-Old Crater Reveals Asteroid Impacts Can Create Long-Lasting Habitats For Microbial Life
  • 24 Years Of NASA Satellite Data Suggest The World Is Getting Darker, And It’s Happening Faster In The North
  • Two Black Holes Circling Each Other Captured In Image For The Very First Time
  • Rapa Nui’s Famous Moai Statues Really “Walked” – Physics Confirms It
  • Could Dogs Be Taught To Talk With Language? This Lab Wants To Find Out
  • SETI Paper Responds To Claims Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Might Be An Alien Spacecraft
  • Rare Chance To See “Pink Meanie” Jellyfish With 20-Meter Tentacles Blooming Off Texas
  • Stranded Dolphins’ Brains Show Signs Of Alzheimer’s-Like Disease
  • Natural Sweetener Stevia Could Help Bolster Common Hair Loss Treatment
  • Business
  • Health
  • News
  • Science
  • Technology
  • +1 718 874 1545
  • +91 78878 22626
  • [email protected]
Office Address
Prudour Pvt. Ltd. 420 Lexington Avenue Suite 300 New York City, NY 10170.

Powered by Prudour Network

Copyrights © 2025 · Medical Market Report. All Rights Reserved.

Go to mobile version