Data Report

New York State: A second case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected in a backyard flock in Monroe County.

Source of information.

1. The Monroe News.

https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2025/02/27/second-case-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenze-bird-flu-monroe-county/80702013007/

Bird flu impacting over 600 birds on Butler County, Pennsylvania Farm.

Source of information.

1. CBS News.

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/bird-flu-butler-county-pennsylvania-farm/

Dozens of birds infected by bird flu at NYC poultry market.


Source of information.

1. ABC 7

https://abc7ny.com/post/nyc-bird-flu-cases-dozens-birds-infected-live-poultry-market-queens/15980880/

Bird flu detected in Dallas County backyard flock.

Source of information.

1. KCRG

https://www.kcrg.com/2025/03/09/bird-flu-detected-dallas-county-backyard-flock/

…Masked Man personal commentary/ caveat to the public. something extra  to  consider: I fear these reported cases of bird flu are but a fraction of the true amount of cases. The bird flu is likely the same with covid in that it is being highly under reported.

Wild life and animals and people with animals are less likely check these animals into vets offices and there is bound to be stigma as well in the sense that farmers might be afraid to report that their livestock is sick for fear of losing business.

As with all the other cases of airborne illnesses they are contagious which means almost always somebody gave the person/animal the virus first therefore when one person/animal got it really a multitude already had or has it due to the fact the person/animal giving it to the other person/animal often goes undetected and unaccounted for.

This occurs with contagious viruses such as influenza, whooping cough, covid, etc. … not every body gets counted many people never get diagnosed so we always have to assume there are many more cases out there than we counted.

(One needn't go far to find the person who thinks or convinces themselves "oh its just a cold or allergies and hopefully it will go away let's keep working or let's keep playing ..it will be okay" ..these kinds of wishful thinkers often spread these viruses)

…all this results in a lot more people and animals infected with airborne diseases than we can possibly count. Yet another example:You can’t have just a solitary person with whooping cough .people don’t just spontaneously get a contagious airborne disease or virus out of nowhere.. it always comes from another person or from within a family, group or a stranger . it always came from another person so that where there is one case there are really many in reality.
It's hard to tell how many cases of these airborne diseases get unaccounted for be they covid or bird flu. There's bound to be many more than we know of.

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Two cats test positive for Avian Flu in Riley County, Kansas.

Source of information.

1. WIBW

https://www.wibw.com/2025/03/11/two-cats-test-positive-avian-flu-riley-county/

..Oh I can't help but look into those cat's eyes! I got two indoor cats which never go outside.

We also have three feral cats that we feed on the back porch. I used to feed birds on back porch but not now. I don't want a congregation of birds pooping and eating on the back porch with the feral cats we have on the porch. I have no way of protecting our beautiful backyard cats. It's a helpless feeling as neighbors up on a hill have backyard chickens. Fortunately the neighbors chickens  seem far enough away nevertheless it's a helpless feeling not being able to protect the three feral cats whom live under our back porch that bring us so much joy. We  mask when feeding the out door cats and going on our back porch. Feral cats don't have that option to protect themselves and they simply use their snout for everything. 

This current news about bird flu and the cats it infects just further brings it home that we have a major problem on our hands and it affects everybody (not just farmers). Almost everybody has pets. It just just seems smart, logical and healthy to be bit scared right now. Birds/livestock/cats is too many connections to ignore. We as a society  have to be dumb to not to be concerned, sensitive, and wary of bird flu at this stage on these levels.

A 3rd case of Bird flu has now been found in Philadelphia.

Source of information.

1. CBS Philadelphia.

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/bird-flu-case-philadelphia-health/

New York City health department investigating after 2 cats infected with bird flu.

Source of information.

1. ABC 7 NY

https://abc7ny.com/post/bird-flu-nyc-2-cats-infected-h5-avian-influenza/16021978/