Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) News and Updates
- USDA Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wild Birds
- USDA Confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial and Backyard Flocks
- USDA Confirmed Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Livestock
- USDA Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Mammals
- CDC H5N1 Bird Flu Surveillance and Human Monitoring
What is novel influenza?
From the CDC's (Flu) Viruses of Special Concern webpage: "A novel influenza A virus is one that has caused human infection, but is different from current seasonal human influenza A viruses that circulate among people. Novel influenza A viruses are usually influenza A viruses that circulate among animals. Some novel influenza A viruses are believed to pose a greater pandemic threat than others and are more concerning to public health officials because they have caused serious human illness and death and also have been able to spread in a limited manner from person-to-person. Novel influenza A viruses are of extra concern because of the potential impact they could have on public health if they gain the ability to spread easily from person to person, which might cause the next influenza pandemic."
General Information
- CDC Influenza Pandemic Basics
- CDC Influenza in Animals
- CDC Avian Influenza A Infections in Humans
- CDC Key Facts about Human Infections with Variant Viruses
- USDA Avian Influenza Page
- USDA APHIS: What is Influenza A in Swine (IAV-S)
- West Virginia Avian Influenza Surveillance and Investigation protocol
Surveillance
- CDC FluView Interactive: National Surveillance of Novel Influenza A Virus Infections
- CDC Case Report: Novel Influenza A Infections
Local Health Departments
Resources for the Public
Resources for Farmers and Animal Owners
- Guidance to Prevent Influenza Transmission at Fairs
- OSHA FactSheet: Influenza in Workers and Pigs
- Key Facts for People Exhibiting Pigs at Fairs
