27.08.2016

A highly pathogenic avian influenza virus strain was detected in a wild mallard duck in Alaska. This is the first detection of the H5N2 in the U.S. since June 2015. Another strain of HPAI, H7N8, was found in an Indiana turkey flock in January. 
In related news, a low-pathogenic H5 avian influenza outbreak struck a duck farm near St. Catharines in southern Ontario, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) reported on July 8, 2016. And in the U.S., on July 18, the Low-pathogenic H5 avian influenza was been found in live-bird markets in Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), said finding low pathogenic avian influenza isn't uncommon in backyard flocks and live bird markets. But the USDA also said that the mixing of birds from different flocks is a good way for the virus to not only spread, but undergo genetic adaptation.