Avian Influenza Information

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DAB Avian Influenza Fact Sheet: https://dab.hawaii.gov/ai/files/2025/01/HPAI-FAQ-12-9-24.pdf

Public Service Announcement on what to do when finding a dead bird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EYssQ00GOI

Informational flyers:

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Since December 2014, USDA has confirmed multiple outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 in commercial and backyard poultry within the North American, Pacific, Central, and Mississippi flyways (or migratory bird paths). The disease has been found in wild birds, as well as in a few backyard and multiple commercial poultry flocks. Affected flocks have been quarantined and depopulated to control further spread.

The CDC considers the risk to people from these HPAI H5 infections to be low. Recently, human cases of these HPAI H5 viruses have been detected in the United States in U.S. dairy and poultry workers.

To report sick or dying poultry, please contact the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity’s Animal Industry Division at (808) 483-7100 or (808) 837-8092.  The (808) 837-8092 number is manned 24 hours per day and seven days per week. Note: Not all birds will be accepted for testing, depending on the situation.

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The following are links to information about the virus as it pertains to commercial and backyard flocks:

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