LEO Network - Search Resultshttp://leonetwork.org2024-03-29T14:59:37Zhttp://leonetwork.org/Images/logo.pnguuid:ACF776D8-4291-4A74-86B8-2AA09B08AB64Tick carrying Lyme disease bacteria found on dog in N.W.T. 2023-12-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada</h3><p>December 14, 2023</p><p>A Lyme disease-carrying tick was found on a dog in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., with uncertainty about whether the tick originated locally or from a southern province.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/E77427A1-6356-4EFA-9CE2-D8B4CD621CB0'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/ACF776D8-4291-4A74-86B8-2AA09B08AB64'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.863143 -121.354276uuid:06986895-A3DF-4CBF-B0C9-1626EEBBA1B5Minister Alarmed by Plastic Pollution on Eldey Island2023-12-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Eldey Island</h3><p>December 13, 2023</p><p>The expedition revealed that gannets have easy access to plastic, as their nests are mostly made from plastic debris. Hundreds of dead gannets were also observed by the experts, with it being estimated that three factors played a role in their deaths: natural attrition, bird flu, and plastic pollution.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F254617E-0594-438D-80CA-30E0900AE87D'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/06986895-A3DF-4CBF-B0C9-1626EEBBA1B5'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.7408888888889 -22.9575555555556uuid:A59119AD-64BE-4263-A91F-FBDF954EAD74Mass deaths of elephant seals recorded as bird flu sweeps across the Antarctic2023-12-08T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>South Georgia, Sandwich Islands</h3><p>December 8, 2023</p><p>The virus was first reported among brown skua on Bird Island, off South Georgia. Since then, researchers and observers have reported mass deaths of elephant seals, as well as increased deaths of fur seals, kelp gulls and brown skua at several other sites. Researchers warn of one of ‘largest ecological disasters of modern times’ if the highly contagious disease reaches penguin colonies.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/EC53E544-6063-4541-97B8-DD282070ED78'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/A59119AD-64BE-4263-A91F-FBDF954EAD74'>Read more...</a></p></div>-54.25 -36.75uuid:3EE28B69-5AFB-4533-9E74-5CEFE75DEF5B250,000 birds euthanized in Petaluma due to bird flu2023-12-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Petaluma, California, United States</h3><p>December 5, 2023</p><p> Avian influenza or “bird flu” is hitting Bay Area poultry farms hard, with a quarter of a million birds euthanized in Sonoma County this week alone. Mike Weber, the co-owner of Sunrise Farms in Petaluma, says around 82,000 of his egg-laying chickens had to be euthanized after birds started testing positive for avian flu.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/C198D3A4-498C-404B-90AE-A922FCDF45D7'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/3EE28B69-5AFB-4533-9E74-5CEFE75DEF5B'>Read more...</a></p></div>38.23242 -122.63665uuid:65426BD3-E893-4ADE-A973-B47502557665Bird flu confirmation prompts cull at 10 more fur farms2023-11-10T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Laihia, Ostrobothnia, Finland</h3><p>November 10, 2023</p><p>The Food Authority noted that it might be possible that foxes are more susceptible to avian flu infections than mink. However, the agency also suggested that infection prevention protocols may not have worked as well at fox farms compared to facilities that raise mink. The authority has now confirmed avian influenza cases at a total of 42 fur farms in Finland.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F8BF25EF-2085-4060-99F8-822370181763'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/65426BD3-E893-4ADE-A973-B47502557665'>Read more...</a></p></div>63 22uuid:22D9076B-16F1-46E4-9797-7B8AF3215C66Stanley declared a temporary control zone as first case of avian flu confirmed2023-11-03T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Stanley, Falkland Islands</h3><p>November 3, 2023</p><p>Stanley, Falkland Islands, establishes a temporary control zone following the confirmation of its first avian flu case.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/29587CA6-CCAD-4BDD-9B37-709629502BBB'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/22D9076B-16F1-46E4-9797-7B8AF3215C66'>Read more...</a></p></div>-51.7 -57.85uuid:090F93B2-FB98-47F9-8CB8-BE5546B95B20Avian flu detected on poultry farm in Chilliwack, B.C. 2023-10-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>October 23, 2023</p><p>The H5N1 strain of avian flu has been detected on a poultry farm in Chilliwack, British Columbia, marking the first confirmed case in the province this fall and prompting increased precautions among poultry farmers.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/CC1B4FE0-FBA3-49FA-9C15-16397D5823B0'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/090F93B2-FB98-47F9-8CB8-BE5546B95B20'>Read more...</a></p></div>49.16638 -121.95257uuid:4FB3E4CD-D380-4446-A7DE-3B0BBF8FCEF9Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed in Pocahontas and Guthrie counties: No public health concern, says CDC2023-10-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Iowa, United States</h3><p>October 23, 2023</p><p>Two cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) have been confirmed in Pocahontas and Guthrie counties in Iowa, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that there is no public health concern.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F7ED2DD6-EAE0-416E-A42C-CAC9A26C085D'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/4FB3E4CD-D380-4446-A7DE-3B0BBF8FCEF9'>Read more...</a></p></div>42.0869507820775 -93.4967816941637uuid:54B72E49-18BD-4989-A0A4-6C4C01E3ED3BOutbreak of avian flu on Hopen 2023-10-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen</h3><p>October 13, 2023</p><p>There have been similar, even larger outbreaks of avian flue in seabird colonies in north Norway. In some cases, the losses were dramatic and major fractions of the colonies were wiped out. In Spitsbergen, avian flu was found for the first time in 2002, but the recent outbreak on Hopen is the largest one so far.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/31EEEFC1-C964-4E43-AA20-6A151842EA8B'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/54B72E49-18BD-4989-A0A4-6C4C01E3ED3B'>Read more...</a></p></div>78.2231558 15.6463656uuid:8EE423B8-56DB-4E06-A872-D90E5C58332519 cases of avian flu identified in Dillingham2023-10-11T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Dillingham, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 11, 2023</p><p>In Dillingham, Alaska, 19 cases of avian flu have been identified in common murres, with the virus still present in wild birds and genetic testing being conducted to determine if it is a new strain or a strain circulating in North America.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/DED5EB00-44AC-4638-AF94-86B8F70EE791'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/8EE423B8-56DB-4E06-A872-D90E5C583325'>Read more...</a></p></div>59.03972 -158.4575uuid:CED68002-39D3-409D-9153-39B849FD4FF8Thousands of Utah turkeys die after being infected with avian flu in Sanpete County2023-10-09T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Salt Lake City, Utah, United States</h3><p>October 9, 2023</p><p>Thousands of turkeys in Sanpete County, Utah, have died from highly pathogenic avian influenza, leading to the quarantine and depopulation of the affected farm, with concerns about the potential impact on turkey sales during the upcoming holiday season.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/7456C8BC-E379-4028-8217-81D98DDC070A'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/CED68002-39D3-409D-9153-39B849FD4FF8'>Read more...</a></p></div>40.76078 -111.89105uuid:959B6C8E-86E7-4F99-A6D8-157537795057Cambodia records 2nd death from H5N1 bird flu so far this year2023-10-09T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Cambodia</h3><p>October 9, 2023</p><p>A 50-year-old man in Cambodia has died from H5N1 bird flu, marking the second death from the virus in the country this year. Prior to his death about 50 chickens had died and were shared with neighbors to eat. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/B26A9EF6-FC86-4597-8AA1-4EC16BDBA203'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/959B6C8E-86E7-4F99-A6D8-157537795057'>Read more...</a></p></div>12.4576331842438 104.923981338048uuid:E0209CED-C372-45B8-806B-9BD98528B120Rare Bird Flu Detected in Eagle and Eider Duck2023-10-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Barðaströnd</h3><p>October 5, 2023</p><p>Samples taken from a white-tailed eagle found dead on a skerry near Barðaströnd in the Westfjords in mid-September tested positive for a severe bird flu virus of the strain HPAI H4N5. An eider duck that was found dead in Ólafsfjörður, West Iceland recently was infected with the same strain of bird flu virus. The strain has not been detected in Iceland before and is not common.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/D82F6A29-0BB5-4359-9185-B8AC6A93DA45'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/E0209CED-C372-45B8-806B-9BD98528B120'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.4860059618877 -23.5434798597005uuid:8EB0DC7A-B937-4CEC-90B5-98C2CBE1DDA3Avian influenza death of Alaska polar bear is a global first and a sign of the virus' persistence 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 1, 2023</p><p>The highly pathogenic influenza that just claimed its first known polar bear victim continues to circulate in the world’s wild populations.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F0356EF0-3040-4DB1-B22F-1E7E25371AE1'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/8EB0DC7A-B937-4CEC-90B5-98C2CBE1DDA3'>Read more...</a></p></div>71.29058 -156.78872uuid:6527398F-2888-4136-91B8-86D1C10D4430Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Found in Seals on Marrowstone Island in Puget Sound2023-08-25T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Marrowstone, Washington, United States</h3><p>August 25, 2023</p><p>Three adult harbor seals in Puget Sound have tested positive for the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 strain, marking the first incidence of HPAI in marine mammals on the West Coast, and officials are urging beachgoers to avoid contact with wildlife.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/494E4B53-544C-4073-817A-76E2BE7DCF3F'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/6527398F-2888-4136-91B8-86D1C10D4430'>Read more...</a></p></div>48.0607960894895 -122.697305087386uuid:82B48638-ACEE-4EDB-8B07-8CA27E0B9C00Influenza found in pigs at Oakland County Fair2023-07-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Detroit, Michigan, United States</h3><p>July 17, 2023</p><p>Officials say several pigs at the Oakland County Fair tested positive for the Influenza A virus, with is the causative agent of the swine flu.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/E9AA1A24-DF94-4C7B-B1C9-47E0E5C6FFD9'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/82B48638-ACEE-4EDB-8B07-8CA27E0B9C00'>Read more...</a></p></div>42.33143 -83.04575uuid:CDED9700-6DAA-459E-8FD6-A7B5414316EDBird flu detected on Finnish fur farms for the first time2023-07-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kaustinen, Central Ostrobothnia, Finland</h3><p>July 14, 2023</p><p>The exact virus type is still being determined, but measures are being taken to protect workers and prevent transmission to humans.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F3ABB73C-BF8A-49D1-AB48-ED76346D1EFD'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/CDED9700-6DAA-459E-8FD6-A7B5414316ED'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.54878 23.68845uuid:357133AD-48EB-458F-A5F1-07ED0501FB73Avian influenza outbreak in Finnmark: a natural and environmental disaster2023-07-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Vadsø, Finnmark Fylke, Norway</h3><p>July 14, 2023</p><p>Avian influenza has now been detected along the entire coast of Finnmark. In Vadsø, the disease has not yet been detected, but almost 800 dead birds have already been removed. See video. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/BC66C131-50ED-4B3D-B93F-2B219E212CAE'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/357133AD-48EB-458F-A5F1-07ED0501FB73'>Read more...</a></p></div>70.07348 29.74943uuid:CD4C25E4-3A37-47DD-AB2A-8157E18335A3Quarantine for bird flu was re-established in Syktyvkar2023-07-06T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Vychegda River, Russia</h3><p>July 6, 2023</p><p>In Syktyvkar and Syktyvdin of the Komi Republic, quarantine for bird flu was reintroduced. The decree on the establishment of restrictive measures in certain territories of the Syktyvdinsky district and Syktyvkar was signed by the head of the republic, Vladimir Uyba. Quarantine has been in effect since July 5.The focus of bird flu was the territory of the rural settlement "Zelenets" of the Syktyvdinsky district. The hearth is located on the banks of the Vychegda River, opposite the village of Koytybozh.The place is forbidden to visit outsiders, except for specialists and local residents. The import, export and slaughter of birds are prohibited in this territory.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/B5339E0D-85FC-4F0A-A06A-C5DB9A5BF795'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/CD4C25E4-3A37-47DD-AB2A-8157E18335A3'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.282 46.6uuid:A3BE3B00-3055-412C-A20E-6814D28FB66EMore people contact us about viper bites 2023-06-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T14:59:37ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Norway</h3><p>June 28, 2023</p><p>A Norwegian viper.snake (European adder) can make individuals very ill while others do not notice anything, Viper bites have doubled from 2022 to 2023 in the month of May in Norway. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/E2D1D0F4-F54F-4286-A387-A46911400386'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/A3BE3B00-3055-412C-A20E-6814D28FB66E'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.2483331493152 8.80482073895072