“While this rule will expire, the Colorado State Veterinarian’s Office recommends that all poultry shows, sales, swaps and commingling events continue to be postponed or canceled at this time,” said Colorado State Veterinarian Dr. Maggie Baldwin. If you have sick birds or birds that have died from unknown causes, help is available at the Colorado Avian Health Call Line at CSU, (970) 297-4008.
Allison Vilander, an assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, studies rotavirus, an intestinal pathogen responsible for the death of approximately 215,000 children each year, primarily in low- and middle-income countries.
"Although I had always wanted to study in a foreign country, coming here from Venezuela was certainly an interesting journey! It took a lot of courage to immerse myself in a completely different world from what I'd known back home, all my life."
Massive flock casualties have the potential to slow supply chains, according to Ragan Adams, a veterinary specialist at Colorado State University’s extension office.
VIDEO: The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was detected in the U.S. in February and has spread in wild birds in 31 states. More than 45 million domestic poultry and birds have been impacted, Colorado State University said in a news release Monday.
Felipe Y. Vazquez, Gabriela Ramirez and Becky Trentlage won Celebrate! Colorado State Awards, which honor CSU students, alumni and friends, academic faculty, administrative professionals and classified staff.
The Poultry Pathways webinar hosted by CSU extension opened with talk of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza. Heather Reider, who serves as the CSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Avian Health Coordinator said it is a serious concern for Colorado’s $21 million poultry industry.
One bird carcass was delivered to the CSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for preliminary testing, with confirmatory testing being completed at the USDA NVSL on April 8.
Officials learned from a Pitkin County veterinarian that 35 of 36 poultry died in a flock. Test samples were sent to CSU's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for preliminary testing and then to the national lab on Friday.
“Colorado poultry owners should immediately increase their biosecurity protocols to protect their flocks, including limiting exposure of domestic birds to wild birds and other poultry flocks and limiting introduction of new birds into flocks.” -Dr. Maggie Baldwin, Colorado State Veterinarian