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Second Case of HPAI Detected in Lincoln County Thursday, March 16, 2017 | 9:10am NASHVILLE — The state veterinarian confirms that a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has sickened a second commercial chicken breeder flock within the existing controlled quarantined zone in Lincoln County, Tenn. On March 14, samples taken from the flock tested positive for avian influenza. Following federal laboratory confirmation of H7N9 HPAI, officials began depopulation of the affected premises. This particular strain of avian influenza is the same that affected a commercial chicken flock earlier this month in Lincoln County. The two premises are less than two m…

So far, 386 of the cats have tested positive for the virus. None can leave until they are deemed flu-free, which could take weeks. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/nyregion/sick-cats-virus-quarantine-center-aspca.html?_r=0

The City has found a strain of the Influenza A virus in more than 100 cats at City animal shelters. It is not known how the cats contracted the virus, which was first found in cats at the Manhattan shelter. This type of flu virus causes a mild illness in cats and poses little risk to people. All of the infected cats are expected to recover.http://www1.nyc.gov/nyc-resources/service/6344/flu-virus-in-cats

The city’s Health Department is trying to determine what the cat dragged in after hundreds of felines were taken to a Long Island City warehouse following the discovery that they had been exposed to a strain of the avian flu. The warehouse, located on Austell Place, is temporarily sheltering the cats, which have been exposed to H7N2, a type of avian influenza that is also known as the bird flu. http://queenstribune.com/vets-test-cats-bird-flu-lic-warehouse/

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has detected the presence of Eurasian/North American reassortant H5N2 avian influenza in a wild mallard duck in Fergus County, Montana. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAAPHIS/bulletins/17f3c54

Veterinarians at Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture have confirmed that almost a dozen cats that may have been exposed to an avian-type influenza virus in New York City shelters have been placed in special quarantine in one of three animal shelters in Chester County. http://www.media.pa.gov/pages/Agriculture_details.aspx?newsid=506

Health Department Investigation of H7N2 Influenza in Shelter Cats Confirms Risk to Humans is Low One person, of more than 350 people screened, has been found with H7N2; this person is a veterinarian who had prolonged close exposure to respiratory secretions of sick cats at Animal Care Centers of NYC’s (ACC) Manhattan shelter and has recovered from mild illness Precautionary guidance issued for people who recently adopted a cat from any NYC shelter or rescue group http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/about/press/pr2016/pr107-16.page