WHAT SPECIES OF WILD BIRDS ARE AFFECTED BY AI?
All birds are susceptible. Waterfowl, shorebirds, marine birds and upland game birds are known carriers of the LPAI form of avian influenza. • WHERE IS AI FOUND? The Asian HPAI H5N1 has not been found in Maryland or anywhere in the U.S and Canada (not in people, poultry or wild birds). LPAI is routinely found in health and disease surveillance of wild birds in Maryland, North America and around the world. Occasionally, LPAI is found in U.S. poultry such as the LPAI outbreaks in Delaware and Maryland poultry farms in 2004. National studies for early detection of the Asian HPAI H5N1 in wild birds are under way across the nation. • HOW IS AI TRANSMITTED IN BIRDS? AI is passed between birds through fecal material and body fluids such as saliva, nasal secretions and aerosol droplets. In Southeast Asia poultry may have spread HPAI to wild birds through contact with domestic chickens, ducks and geese raised outdoors. Photo of bird • CAN AI BE TRANSMITTED TO OTHER ANIMALS? While AI may be tran
All birds are susceptible. Waterfowl, shorebirds, marine birds and upland game birds are known carriers of the LPAI form of avian influenza. WHERE IS AI FOUND? The Asian HPAI H5N1 has not been found in Maryland or anywhere in the U.S. (not in people, poultry or wild birds). LPAI is during routine health and disease surveillance of wild birds in Maryland, North America and around the world. Occasionally, LPAI is found in U.S. poultry such as the LPAI outbreaks in Delaware and Maryland poultry farms in 2004. National studies for early detection of the Asian HPAI H5N1 in wild birds are under way in Maryland and the other lower 48 states, Alaska, and Canada. HOW IS AI TRANSMITTED IN BIRDS? AI is passed between birds through fecal material and direct contact with body fluids such as saliva, nasal secretions and aerosol droplets. In Southeast Asia poultry may have spread HPAI to wild birds through contact with domestic chickens, ducks and geese raised outdoors. CAN AI BE TRANSMITTED TO OTHER
