Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Updates- February 2024
Current updates on the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in North America.
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HPAI Outbreak Creeps Westward with First Case in Central Flyway
This detection of HPAI in a wild goose species in Nebraska marks the furthest west case and first case in a Central Flyway state.
2022 Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wild Birds and Poultry in the U.S.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has recently been detected in both wild and domestic birds in multiple states across the U.S.
USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial and Backyard Poultry in Kentucky and Virginia
State and Federal partners are working jointly on additional surveillance and testing in areas around the affected flocks.
USGS Wildlife Health Bulletin: Winter 2020 Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses Circulating Globally in Wild Birds
The global level of HPAI virus detections in wild birds as we begin winter 2020/2021 is similar to the winter of 2014/2015, when HPAI was detected in North American wild birds and heavily impacted domestic fowl.
Postdoc Position: Waterfowl Geospatial Disease- USGS/University of Oklahoma
The postdoctoral researcher will focus on conducting geo-spatial analyses and simulation modeling tasks to examine the role of waterfowl in the transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in China.
TARGETED RESEQUENCING OF WETLAND SEDIMENT AS A TOOL FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS SURVEILLANCE
This proof-of-concept study shows the potential utility of sediment sampling coupled with genomics-based analysis as a tool for AIV surveillance.
MS or PhD position in Waterfowl and Avian Influenza Spatial Ecology- Univ of Delaware
The student will help conduct research on a multidisciplinary project to better quantify waterfowl (dabbling duck and geese) daily movement patterns on the Delaware/Maryland Peninsula and build a near-real-time waterfowl mapping web application for Avian Influenza Virus (AIV) surveillance to improve food security in commercial poultry in the Mid-Atlantic.
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