Last week the EFSA, ECDC, and #IZSVe published their two-monthly report “Avian influenza overview March – April 2023”. Here is a long thread with some highlights, in the following order: poultry, wild birds, mammals, humans. 1/x

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Avian influenza overview March – April 2023 report

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HPAI [Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza]
HUMAN suspect cases E.SANTO

8 cases /in WiLD birds/ detected in Southeast
[Espírito Santo & Rio Janeiro]
State of ANIMAL HEALTH EMERGENCY for 180 days

Braz Soc Immunizations
'STAY AWAY from birds wilds or not'

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What are the main strategic challenges in tackling #avianinfluenza ?

Gregorio Torres, Head of WOAH's Science Department, describes some of the challenges discussed during the #AnimalHealth Forum👇 #WOAHGS

Lots of tools, solutions and initiatives presented at the #WOAHGS on Avian Influenza. But are we acting with enough urgency? Are all the #OneHealth parties doing enough? A question that still needs to be answered...

US needs to protect science after #COVID conspiracies undermine childhood immunisation, scientists' morale and public trust in science, says Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD
#PandemicPreparedness
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Source 🔗

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Investing in strong and resilient animal health systems is key to managing #avianinfluenza .

Learn about the actions policy-makers should take to support national Veterinary Services in the fight against avian influenza, for #EveryonesHealth 👇
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Iowa is the top egg producing state in the nation 2day I met w the Iowa Egg Council about H2A visas + farm bill + high path avian influenza

What are the challenges that impede the global control of #avianinfluenza ?

From surveillance to vaccination, we'll be discussing strategies with leading experts and stakeholders to decide how to best tackle the disease at the Animal Health Forum👇
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Avian influenza speed run

Intriguing to see some Northern Gannets off Noss, Shetland yesterday showing black iris coloration linked to a previous Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 infection. Top left clockwise some birds fully black and some <25% black. Lower left a normal individual. #birdflu

The part 2 of our lab's surveillance on avian flu in migratory birds in South Korea is out. No part 3 soon because we are yet to resume sampling. 😅

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Honored to be a part of the ' #Genomics and #Bioinformatics of #AvianInfluenza Course' this week hosted by the Malaysian Veterinary Research Institue at the Malaysian Genome and Vaccine Institute. (1/)

İklim değişikliği ile birlikte sadece insan hareketliliği değil, doğal yaşamın hareketliliği, hareket yönü de değişecektir. Kuş göçlerinde yaşanan değişimler ve Avian influenza virüslerinin döngüsün- deki değişimler buna örnek verilebilir

#KeremBürsinYuvamDünya

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷AVIAN FLU🦆
the country at risk
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
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4 suspected cases of AVIAN FLU in HUMANS
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#İngiltere 'de tavuk çiftliğinde çalışan iki kişiye #kuşgribi teşhisi kondu. Sağlık Bakanlığı kitlesel bir bulaşmanın çok düşük ihtimal olduğunu açıkladı.

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Flying doesn't have to be so hard- we've collected all of the best tips from frequent flyers to make it as painless as can be.

The Yeoman at the Tower of London claim no one is currently imprisoned here, and yet...

The ravens. Locked up for their own 'safety' against avian influenza. The hardest hit victims of the UK's draconian lockdown measures.

Today working with colleagues from Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC to understand the impact of #pathogens like #AvianInfluenza virus in #griffon vultures.IREC (CSIC, UCLM, JCCM)

🇬🇧A person suffering from bird flu could have 'created a new pandemic' by travelling to Scotland while infected with the killer virus, experts have warned.

People potentially exposed to avian influenza should isolate until receiving test results.
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Heads up, everybody. They haven't even announced human-to-human transmission of bird flu/avian influenza/H5N1 yet and already, places are going under quarantine for it.

Sharing part 1 of our lab's 8-year surveillance work on avian influenza viruses.

Picking up fresh bird poop in frozen rice fields was rewarding if only because we got really good food after. 😂

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