ETIDIOH - NEW

The affected population are ducks grazing in a rice field situated within Camaligan, Camarines Sur where they may have come into contact with wild birds carrying the virus. Source: WOAH,  https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/6473 ____

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N9, Eurasian lineage goose/Guangdong clade 2.3.4.4b and HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b were confirmed in a commercial duck premises in Merced County, CA . This is the first confirmed case of HPAI H5N9 in poultry in the United States. The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in conjunction with State Animal Health and Wildlife Officials, are conducting comprehensive epidemiological investigations and enhanced surveillance in response to the HPAI related events. Source: WOAH,  https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/6201 _____