Ohio

Ohio Clinton 4/15/2022 EA H5N1 Bald eagle Wild bird mortality OH DNR/USGS (17) https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-2022/2022-hpai-wild-birds

Ohio Montgomery 4/15/2022 EA H5N1 Bald eagle Wild bird mortality OH DNR/USGS (17) https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-2022/2022-hpai-wild-birds

1EA/AM H5N1 Bald Eagle Ottawa OH 4/1/22 https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-2022/2022-hpai-wild-birds

11 H5 American Black Duck Ottawa OH 3/30/22 https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-2022/2022-hpai-wild-birds

12 H5 Mallard Ottawa OH 3/30/22 https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-2022/2022-hpai-wild-birds

2 H5 Duck Ottawa OH 3/30/22 https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-2022/2022-hpai-wild-birds

According to Heather Tuttle, the hospital director at Back to the Wild, the birds had contracted a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza or H5N1, which is easily transmittable and can be deadly to birds of prey including eagles, owls and hawks as well as scavenger birds such as crows and gulls. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/animals/2022/04/04/avian-influenza-taking-toll-on-birds-of-prey/stories/20220403065

The bald eagle population in our region has taken a hit in recent weeks. It’s because of H5N1 which is commonly called Avian Influenza, or Bird Flu. A wildlife rehabilitation center in Erie County has handled quite a few cases of the highly contagious and often deadly disease. In an average year Back To The Wild takes in about a dozen injured or sick bald eagles. Many of them are able to return to their natural habitat. But in just the last few weeks, the wildlife rehab center has taken in about a dozen eagles, and none of them have survived. https://www.13abc.com/2022/04/04/avian-influenza-impacting-local-bald-eagle-population/

The bald eagle population in our region has taken a hit in recent weeks. It’s because of H5N1 which is commonly called Avian Influenza, or Bird Flu. A wildlife rehabilitation center in Erie County has handled quite a few cases of the highly contagious and often deadly disease. In an average year Back To The Wild takes in about a dozen injured or sick bald eagles. Many of them are able to return to their natural habitat. But in just the last few weeks, the wildlife rehab center has taken in about a dozen eagles, and none of them have survived. https://www.13abc.com/2022/04/04/avian-influenza-impacting-local-bald-eagle-population/

The bald eagle population in our region has taken a hit in recent weeks. It’s because of H5N1 which is commonly called Avian Influenza, or Bird Flu. A wildlife rehabilitation center in Erie County has handled quite a few cases of the highly contagious and often deadly disease. In an average year Back To The Wild takes in about a dozen injured or sick bald eagles. Many of them are able to return to their natural habitat. But in just the last few weeks, the wildlife rehab center has taken in about a dozen eagles, and none of them have survived. https://www.13abc.com/2022/04/04/avian-influenza-impacting-local-bald-eagle-population/

At least 15 dead Canada geese have been found in and around Lower Lake in recent days and the cause of death is believed to be Avian influenza, said Zach Hillman, Cuyahoga County wildlife officer for the state Division of Wildlife. Hillman said he collected two dead birds on March 15 and had them sent to the U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Center for testing. He said it has not been confirmed that bird flu is the culprit, but that is the suspicion. He said he doesn’t think there is anything in the water or on land that would have killed the birds. https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/03/avian-influenza-suspected-in-deaths-of-canada-geese-in-and-aro…

USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Massachusetts, Wyoming, North Carolina, Ohio and North Dakota Published: Mar 30, 2022 Print Contacts: [email protected] WASHINGTON, March 30, 2022 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial, mixed-species backyard flock (non-poultry) in Berkshire County, Massachusetts; a non-commercial, mixed-species backyard flock (non-poultry) in Johnson County, Wyoming; a commercial poultry flock in Johnston County, North Carolina; a non-commercial,…

The first bald eagle was confirmed HPAI positive on Friday, March 11, and the second on Tuesday, March 15. Both bald eagles came from Ottawa County. https://ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/about-ODNR/news/Avian-Influenza+-Discovered-Northwest-Ohio

1 H5N1 Herring Gull Erie OH Ohio Erie 3/10/2022 EA H5N1 Herring gull Wild bird mortality USGS https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-2022/2022-hpai-wild-birds