The US Division of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Well being Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed extra H5N1 avian flu detections in mammals and wild birds, as confirmations stay low in poultry and dairy cattle.
Of 4 new H5 detections in mammals, two had current collections dates, together with a desert cottontail rabbit from Arizona’s Maricopa County, the place the virus in Might spurred giant outbreaks at industrial egg-laying farms in mid-Might by early June. The opposite is a purple fox from Costilla County, Colorado, that was sampled on Might 29.
The 2 different confirmations had older pattern assortment dates, together with a home cat from Contra Costa County, California, that was sampled on December 11, 2024, a time when the state reported deaths in cats linked to consumption of uncooked pet meals and uncooked milk, and a muskrat from Saratoga County, New York, that was sampled on January 6.
Wild-bird detections in Arizona poultry outbreak space
Relating to wild birds, APHIS reported 75 extra H5N1 detections, although most contain birds sampled through the winter. Latest detections embrace agency-harvested grackles, pigeons, and different birds from Arizona’s Maricopa County, in addition to a Canada goose from Maryland’s Cecil County.
The newest H5N1 affirmation in dairy cows is from June 3, maintaining the nationwide whole at 1,073 in 17 states, and the final affirmation in poultry is from June 11.
