Preventing an outbreak: H5N1 in dairy cattle with Dr. Murray Gillies and Dr. Henry Ceelan. Animal Health Insights miniseries, Ep 1, February 13, 2025 cover art

Preventing an outbreak: H5N1 in dairy cattle with Dr. Murray Gillies and Dr. Henry Ceelan. Animal Health Insights miniseries, Ep 1, February 13, 2025

Preventing an outbreak: H5N1 in dairy cattle with Dr. Murray Gillies and Dr. Henry Ceelan. Animal Health Insights miniseries, Ep 1, February 13, 2025

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is a contagious viral disease that continues to impact domestic and wild birds. In March of 2024, HPAI was detected in dairy cattle in Texas, has since spread rapidly across the United States.

In this new miniseries, Dr. Murray Gillies, the Coordinator for the Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System, and Dr. Henry Ceelan, a bovine veterinarian and Secretary Treasurer for the Canadian Association of Bovine Veterinarians, join Dr. Steven Roache of ACER Consulting to discuss HPAI in dairy cattle, including disease presentation, spread, and prevention, as well as the Canadian response.

Links of interest

  • CFIA: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in cattle
  • USDA: HPAI in livestock
  • Dairy Farmers of Canada and Animal Health Canada: HPAI: Biosecurity Recommendations for Dairy Farmers
  • National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health: Avian influenza A(H5N1) in dairy farms: An update on public health and food safety concerns
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