PARIS (Reuters) – About 25 types of mammals have died of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, in 14 countries in the latest outbreak of the virus that began in October 2021, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said.
Here is a list per type of mammal, and the total number of outbreaks or cases reported to the WOAH per country, as of May 19. Some categories contain several species.
AMERICAN MARTEN
United States (1)
AMUR LEOPARD
United States (1)
BEAR
Canada (2), United States (7)
BOBCAT
United States (6)
BUSH DOG
United Kingdom (10)
CAT
Canada (1), France (1), United States (5)
COATI
Germany (3), Uruguay (16)
COUGAR
United States (16)
COYOTE
United States (1)
DOG
Canada (1)
DOLPHIN
Chile (2), Japan (1), Peru (1), United Kingdom (2), United States (1)
FISHER
United States (1)
LION
Peru (1)
MINK
Canada (2), Spain (409)
MUSTELID (UNSPECIFIED)
Belgium (6)
OPOSSUM
United States (4)
OTTER
Chile (2), United Kingdom (4), United States (1)
POLECAT
Belgium (2)
PORPOISE
Chile (2), United Kingdom (1)
RACCOON
Canada (3), United States (10)
RED FOX
Belgium (20), Canada (35), Estonia (1), France (1), Germany (6), Italy (2), Japan (2), United Kingdom (6), United States (73)
SEA LION
Chile (26), Peru (1)
SEAL
Canada (17), Denmark (1), Germany (1), United Kingdom (9), United States (17)
STRIPED SKUNK
Canada (39), United States (33)
TIGER
United States (1)
(Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
