Source: https://www.aol.com/news/avian-flu-d...172335210.html
Avian flu detected in three wild birds in California. How dangerous is the virus?
Sacramento Bee
Lucy Hodgman
July 15, 2022, 1:23 PM
Three cases of avian flu have been detected in wild birds in Colusa and Glenn counties, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service collected the three infected birds — two Canada geese and one American white pelican — during a mortality event at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex on July 5. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of avian influenza H5N1 in the birds on Wednesday.
“These are the first detections of avian influenza H5N1 in wild birds in California,” state wildfire officials said in a Thursday news release. “Although avian influenza viruses naturally circulate among waterbirds, the strain of H5N1 currently in circulation in the U.S. and Canada has been causing illness and death in a higher diversity of wild bird species than during previous avian influenza outbreaks.”...
Avian flu detected in three wild birds in California. How dangerous is the virus?
Sacramento Bee
Lucy Hodgman
July 15, 2022, 1:23 PM
Three cases of avian flu have been detected in wild birds in Colusa and Glenn counties, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service collected the three infected birds — two Canada geese and one American white pelican — during a mortality event at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex on July 5. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of avian influenza H5N1 in the birds on Wednesday.
“These are the first detections of avian influenza H5N1 in wild birds in California,” state wildfire officials said in a Thursday news release. “Although avian influenza viruses naturally circulate among waterbirds, the strain of H5N1 currently in circulation in the U.S. and Canada has been causing illness and death in a higher diversity of wild bird species than during previous avian influenza outbreaks.”...
Comment