夏威夷州考艾县东考艾地区废水样本10月29日检出H5N1禽流感病毒：为该州本季候鸟季首例、首次检出D1.1基因型
夏威夷州考艾县东考艾地区的一份废水样本10月29日经州卫生厅通报检出H5N1禽流感病毒，这是夏威夷州本年度候鸟季节的首例检出，也是该州首次检出D1.1基因型病毒。州卫生厅10月29日发布的新闻稿（编号26-147）说明，该样本于10月14日在东考艾的一处采样点采集，卫生厅于10月26日收到检测结果。废水监测是追踪禽流感病毒在环境中出现情况的手段之一，检出病毒并不等同于确认有人或家禽感染，卫生厅同时公布了夏威夷废水监测与美国疾控中心全国废水监测系统的查询渠道。卫生厅提醒居民与养殖户留意候鸟迁徙季节的防疫提示，避免接触病死野鸟，发现异常及时向有关部门报告。目前通报中未提及与该样本相关的人类病例，卫生厅将继续通过废水监测追踪病毒动态。
Dead Endangered Birds and a Beached Monk Seal Found on Kauai, Hawaii, Being Tested for H5N1 Avian Flu; No Human Cases
Hawaii wildlife officials reported around October 29-30 that dead endangered birds and a beached Hawaiian monk seal had been found on Kauai and are being tested for H5N1 avian flu, with results pending from a mainland laboratory. The seal's death has not been confirmed as H5N1-related, and no human infections have been found.
Officials remind the public not to touch stranded or dead animals and to call wildlife authorities instead. Since 2022, H5N1 has spread globally among wild birds and mammals, and the monk seal is federally protected with a total population of about 1,600; vigilance is high in Kauai County.
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图片来源：图：夏威夷考艾岛海岸。Paul Bica 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / The coast of Kauai, Hawaii. Photo by Paul Bica, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
