Avian Influenza

Scientific name: Orthomyxoviridae, Influenza Type A, subtype H5N1

Common names: Avian influenza, bird flu, fowl plague

Native To: First appeared in Italy

Date of U.S. Introduction: n/a

Images: Google

Video: H5N1 Pandemic Flu (aka Avian Influenza, Bird Flu) (or click Play button below)

Means of Introduction: Projected to arrive in the U.S. in migratory birds

Impact: Infects poultry, waterfowl, and some mammals (including humans)

Current U.S. Distribution: Not currently established in the U.S.

Global Distribution:

• Current global distribution - select "avian influenza" from topic list
  World Health Organization.
• Interactive Avian Influenza Map
  DOI. USGS. National Wildlife Health Center.

Management Plans: Microbes / Avian Influenza

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Health Alerts: Avian Influenza
NASA. Occupational Health.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): What You Should Know
DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
DHHS. PandemicFlu.Gov/AvianFlu.gov.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
United States Department of the Interior.

Avian Influenza in Wild Birds: Sources of Information
DOI. FWS. Division of Migratory Bird Management.
Special Note: Resources

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1
DOI. USGS. National Wildlife Health Center.
Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Pandemic Flu: Preparing and Protecting Against Avian Influenza
The White House.
Controls

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
United States Department of Agriculture.
Taxonomy; Introduction History; Controls; Special Note: Mar 20, 2006 Avian Influenza Media Briefing: Transcript and Video

An Early Detection System for Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza in Wild Migratory Birds: U.S. Interagency Strategic Plan (Mar 14, 2006; PDF | 1.60 MB)
United States Department of Agriculture.

Avian Influenza (IA) - Biosecurity for the Birds
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Dispersion; Controls

Avian Influenza Action Group and Bird Flu (Avian Influenza)
United States Department of State.
Controls; Special Note: Press releases and fact sheets

Avian Influenza
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Research

Avian Influenza: A Threat to U.S. Poultry
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Controls

Avian Influenza (IA) - Biosecurity for the Birds
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Dispersion; Controls

Avian Influenza Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Information Resources on Avian Influenza
USDA. NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center.
Special Note: References

State Government

Avian Influenza Information
Hawaii Department of Agriculture.

Avian Influenza: News and Information
University of California - Davis.

Avian Influenza in Poultry
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Dispersion

Foreign Animal Diseases: Avian Influenza
University of Georgia. College of Veterinary Medicine.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: References

Avian Influenza Virus Program
University of Maryland. Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Illustrations; Impacts; Life Cycle; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: References

International

Flu in China
Flu in China. Flu Information Centre.
Impacts; Research

Avian Influenza
Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (Australia).
Identification/Description; Photograph

Animal Health: Avian Influenza
UN. FAO. Animal Production and Health Division.
Dispersion; Controls

Avian influenza virus (micro-organism) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Avian Influenza
World Health Organization.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Avian Influenza
World Organisation for Animal Health.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Controls; Special Note: Diagnostic methods

Avian Flu and Waterbirds
Wetlands International.
Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Wild Bird Global Avian Influenza Network for Surveillance (GAINS)
Wild Bird Global Avian Influenza Network for Surveillance.