More than 13,000 wild seabirds, many of them pelicans, have been found dead in Peru due to bird flu, according to the National Forestry and Wildlife Service.
China confirmed its first human case of the H10N3 bird flu strain on Tuesday, June 1. The confirmation was made by Beijing's National Health Commission (NHC).
The World Health Organization is on “high alert” because the bird flu virus has been found in 40 nations around the world since last fall and is spreading rapidly. There are two types of bird flu, the most serious of which - known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) - is often fatal in birds. A less serious version - low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) - can cause mild breathing problems but affected birds do not always show clear signs of infection
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) detected Eurasian/North American reassortant H5N2 avian influenza in a wild mallard duck in Fergus County, Montana.
Michigan has now confirmed that the avian flu, which has spread across the country in what is now being called the worst bird flu outbreak in U.S. history, has been found in Canadian geese. This latest confirmation makes Michigan the twenty first state in which this latest strain has been found.
After a report of possible anthrax exposure last month, the CDC release a new report Friday of mishandling of a dangerous bird flu strain. As a result, Congress is beginning to question the CDC's abilities, but the CDC has already said it is creating a new position to handle the situation.
The H5N1 avian flu, commonly referred to as the bird flu, has finally hit North America. On Wednesday, health officials confirmed that the first North American death from the virus came last week in Alberta, Canada.
Although some experts have said there is yet no evidence of any easy or sustained transmission of H7N9 between humans, an analysis of probable transmission published last August strongly indicated it can at times jump between people.
