Epidemiologic and diagnostic data from two red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and one fisher (Pekania pennanti) with highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 submitted to the USGS National Wildlife Health Center in 2022

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Julia S. Lankton; Valerie I. Shearn-Bochsler; Hon S. Ip

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Project Citation: 

Lankton, Julia S., Shearn-Bochsler, Valerie I., and Ip, Hon S. Epidemiologic and diagnostic data from two red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and one fisher (Pekania pennanti) with highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 submitted to the USGS National Wildlife Health Center in 2022. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-06-05. https://doi.org/10.3886/E232054V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Epidemiologic and diagnostic data from two red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and one fisher (Pekania pennanti) with highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 submitted to the USGS National Wildlife Health Center in 2022
Summary:  View help for Summary This dataset includes epidemiology, clinical signs, gross and microscopic pathology, and virology data from two red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and one fisher (Pekania pennanti) submitted to the USGS-National Wildlife Health Center for cause-of-death determination and confirmed positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 by USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories. The foxes were juveniles from North Dakota and the fisher was an adult from Wisconsin. Clinical signs included neurological deficits such as ataxia, lethargy, or paralysis. Gross and microscopic lesions included myocardial pallor, pulmonary and hepatic congestion, meningoencephalitis, interstitial pneumonia, myocardial necrosis, and hepatic necrosis. Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 2.3.4.4 was detected in swabs and/or organ tissues by PCR; genotype B3.1 was identified in the foxes and B3.2 was identified in the fisher. Death of all three animals was attributed to HPAI.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources United States Department of the Interior. United States Geological Survey
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/data/USGS:6419f727d34eb496d1d2a0e1

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Vulpes vulpes; Red fox; Pekania pennanti; Fisher cat; HPAI; H5N1; avian influenza; bird flu
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage North Dakota, Wisconsin
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 5/25/2022 – 8/1/2022
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) observational data


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