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    Source: https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/ne...261863095.html

    Many SC vultures found dead with bird flu, health officials warn. Here’s what we know
    By Patrick McCreless Updated May 27, 2022 2:40 PM

    A mass die-off of wild vultures, some of which tested positive for avian influenza, was recently found in Charleston County.

    The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is urging the public to make sure their pets and domestic animals avoid contact with dead or sick vultures, other birds and wild animals. DHEC also recommends that residents avoid areas where dead birds have been found...

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    Source: https://www.counton2.com/news/the-in...ot-be-removed/

    Dead vultures found in West Ashley positive for avian flu, cannot be removed
    by: Erin Morgan
    Posted: Jun 3, 2022 / 10:58 AM EDT
    Updated: Jun 3, 2022 / 10:59 AM EDT

    WEST ASHLEY, S.C. (WCBD) — South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has confirmed that some dead vultures found in a West Ashley neighborhood tested positive for a highly pathogenic avian flu.

    Dore Carlo originally found dozens of the dead vultures near two retention ponds behind his home on May 7.

    “We had friends come over, who had a golf cart, and we took a ride back here and saw dozens of dead ones,” Carlo recalled.

    He reported it to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), which took samples from the birds on May 10.

    “DHEC advised me to get the word out best I could to keep children and pets away from the area,” Carlo said...

    ...Almost a month after the dead vultures were first reported, Carlo said they are still losing two or three vultures a day, and more than 20 carcasses still sit in the neighborhood.

    Now, he wants to know who will get rid of all the carcasses surrounding the retention ponds where people walk their dogs and children play.

    “There’s other diseases I’m sure will come along from all these dead birds, not to mention they are bringing other animals around that would be feeding off of them,” said Carlo.

    Both SCDNR and DHEC said there is nothing they can do to remove the dead birds...

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      Source: https://abcnews4.com/newsletter-dail...es-eurasian-h5

      SC wood duck die-offs linked to highly pathogenic Avian Influenza
      by Brandi MartinTue, December 26th 2023​

      (WPDE) — The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) has reported an increase in calls concerning an apparent die-off of wood ducks in Clarendon, Colleton, and Williamsburg counties.

      Preliminary testing indicates two of these die-off events can be attributed to highly pathogenic Eurasian H5 avian influenza. Results are pending from additional die-off locations.​..

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        Confirmed HPAI Detections
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        State County Collection Date Date Detected HPAI Strain Bird Species WOAH Classification Sampling Method

        South Carolina Horry 4/12/2024 3/12/2025 EA/AM H5N1 Canada goose Wild bird Morbidity/Mortality
        South Carolina Colleton 1/11/2025 1/30/2025 EA H5N1 Gadwall Wild bird Hunter harvest
        South Carolina Charleston 1/2/2025 1/30/2025 EA H5N1 American wigeon Wild bird Hunter harvest
        South Carolina Charleston 1/2/2025 1/30/2025 EA H5 American wigeon Wild bird Hunter harvest
        South Carolina Charleston 1/2/2025 1/30/2025 EA H5N1 Green-winged teal Wild bird Hunter harvest
        South Carolina Colleton 12/21/2024 1/10/2025 EA H5 Lesser scaup Wild bird Hunter harvest
        South Carolina Colleton 12/21/2024 1/10/2025 EA/AM H5N1 Lesser scaup Wild bird Hunter harvest
        South Carolina Colleton 12/28/2024 1/10/2025 EA H5 Gadwall Wild bird Hunter harvest
        South Carolina Colleton 12/23/2024 1/10/2025 EA H5 Green-winged teal Wild bird Hunter harvest
        South Carolina Colleton 12/28/2024 1/10/2025 EA H5 Wood duck Wild bird Hunter harvest
        South Carolina Colleton 12/28/2024 1/10/2025 EA/AM H5N1 American wigeon Wild bird Hunter harvest
        South Carolina Colleton 12/12/2024 1/2/2025 EA H5 Wood duck Wild bird Hunter harvest
        South Carolina Colleton 12/12/2024 1/2/2025 EA H5 Green-winged teal Wild bird Hunter harvest
        South Carolina Colleton 12/12/2024 1/2/2025 EA H5 Green-winged teal Wild bird Hunter harvest
        South Carolina Colleton 12/12/2024 1/2/2025 EA H5 Northern shoveler Wild bird Hunter harvest
        South Carolina Colleton 12/12/2024 1/2/2025 EA H5 Green-winged teal Wild bird Hunter harvest

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