Susan HaseltineAssociate Director for Biology

U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey

Avian Influenza–Science at the Forefront

Avian Influenza Transmission

Asian H5N1Asian H5N1

Water FowlWater FowlShore BirdsShore Birds

NaturalReservoir

Mammals(primarily Swine)

Mammals(primarily Swine)

HumansHumans

HumansHumans

Domestic FowlDomestic Fowl

Pandemic: “Epidemic over a wide geographic area and affecting a large proportion of the population .”

Photos: National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

Influenza Pandemic

Three Pillars:

Preparedness and Communication

Surveillance and Detection

Response and Containment

National Pandemic Influenza Strategy

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

UKRAINE

Updated January 2006

• International commerce

Poultry and poultry productsSmugglingPet/wildlife trade

• International travel

• Migratory birds

Reu

ters

Potential Routes of Introduction

Alaska at the Crossroads

Wildlife

PeopleDomestic Animals

Avian Influenza Interagency Working Group

Targeted Surveillance of Live Wild Birds

Disease Outbreak Investigations

Testing of Hunter-Taken Wild Birds

Environmental Sampling

Sentinel Bird Flocks

Photo - FWS

2006 Joint Wild Bird Surveillance

National Wildlife Health Center

Experts in migratory bird research, population modeling and monitoring

U.S. Geological Survey

Photo - FWS

USGS Biological Science Centers

Nationwide Representation

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Florida IntegratedScience Center

National Wetlands Research Center

Pacific IslandEcosystems

Research Center

Alaska Science Center

Southwest BiologicalScience Center

Western Ecological Research Center

Forest and RangelandEcosystem Science

Center

Northern RockyMountain Science

Center

Fort CollinsScience Center

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research

Center

LeetownScience Center

Great Lakes Science Center

Upper MidwestEnvironmentalScience Center

National Wildlife Health Center

Columbia Environmental

Research Center

Western Fisheries Research Center

High Priority Migratory Bird Species

Broad Spatial / Seasonal Coverage

Targeted Surveillance of Live Birds

Photo - FWS

Disease Outbreak Investigations

Rapid Response Capability• Partnerships with States and Tribes

On-site Training for Partner Agencies

Enhanced Analytical Facilities

Photo - USGS

Testing Hunter-Taken Wild Birds

High Priority Migratory Species

Alaska Spring Subsistence Hunt

Fall 2006 Sport Hunt

http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov

http://pandemicflu.gov

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