Mindy Ward’s title says it all, “Buckle down on biosecurity!” We’ve assembled a group of articles referencing emerging HPAI infections in non-bird species. Most notable is AABP’s renaming of the emerging cattle disease as Bovine Influenza A Virus versus HPAI followed by assertions to keep pets away from birds.
There’s significant media coverage but, as we’ve learned before, we need to allow scientists to do their investigations and manage what we can control . . . biosecurity and best practices.
Sources:
- Reduce HPAI risk: Buckle down on biosecurity, Missouri Ruralist, April 9, 2024. Link.
- Scott Weese, DVM, updates HPAI in cattle, cats, Worms and Germs, April 8, 2024. Link.
- AABP names emerging cattle disease Bovine Influenza A Virus, Bovine Veterinarian, April 8, 2024. Link.
- How to protect pets from HPAI and more, USA Today, April 8, 2024. Link.
- American Agriculturist, April 8, 2024. Link. Chris Torres reports Pennslyvania released a quarantine order that requires testing of any dairy cows coming in from other states. It applies to all dairy breeds and crosses, with the only exception being animals going directly to slaughter.
- Experts say bird flu is several mutations away from infecting many humans, verywellhealth, April 3, 2024. Link.
- First case of avian flu in goats, Vet Candy, April 1, 2024. Link.
Because this infection in cattle is not the same as HPAI . . . the AABP will now refer to <the emerging cattle disease> as Bovine Influenza A Virus, which more accurately depicts it.”