USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detection In Backyard Flock In Colorado’s Pitkin County
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Avian Influenza
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Webinar for Backyard and Exhibition Poultry Producers
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Please join us for an update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) from the Colorado State Veterinarian’s Office and the CSU Avian Health Team.
HPAI Webinar for Backyard and Exhibition Poultry Producers
Wednesday April 6, 2022
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Topics covered will include:
USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Wild Geese in Sedgwick County, Colorado
The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), in conjunction with United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in wild Snow and Ross's geese in Sedgwick County, Colorado. These birds were collected by Colorado Parks and Wildlife on March 17, 2022 after finding several sick and dead geese at Jumbo Reservoir. The birds were necropsied at the CPW Wildlife Health Laboratory and samples were submitted to the Colorad
HPAI Detected in Midwest, Colorado Poultry Operations Should Prepare by Increasing Biosecurity
In the first confirmed case since 2020, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in a commercial turkey flock in Indiana on February 8, 2022. Since then, HPAI has been detected in commercial poultry in Kentucky and backyard birds in Virginia. HPAI has also been detected in wild birds across many eastern and southeastern states as part of USDA’s routine surveillance program. There are currently no cases of HPAI in Colorado.