Mary Wilson
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June 17, 2022 at 2:11 pm PDT
By Annette Cary
The first confirmed case of avian flu in a mammal in Washington state was detected in a baby raccoon at Sacajawea Historical State Park in Pasco, WA.
This is the first case of avian flu confirmed in a raccoon in North America, according to the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The agency is warning pet owners not to let their dogs and cats scavenge sick or dead birds or other wildlife or even interact with sick wildlife.
Four raccoon kits with apparent avian influenza were found at the park at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers earlier this month, according to Fish and Wildlife. One was tested to confirm the disease.
Two of the kits were dead, and the other two were obviously sick and were euthanized.
Avian flu was detected in the Tri-Cities in Central Washington in baby geese in May.
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/av...1st-north-america/ZTRLI5WVDRHDDDKGXGOO3MNAWA/
By Annette Cary
The first confirmed case of avian flu in a mammal in Washington state was detected in a baby raccoon at Sacajawea Historical State Park in Pasco, WA.
This is the first case of avian flu confirmed in a raccoon in North America, according to the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The agency is warning pet owners not to let their dogs and cats scavenge sick or dead birds or other wildlife or even interact with sick wildlife.
Four raccoon kits with apparent avian influenza were found at the park at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers earlier this month, according to Fish and Wildlife. One was tested to confirm the disease.
Two of the kits were dead, and the other two were obviously sick and were euthanized.
Avian flu was detected in the Tri-Cities in Central Washington in baby geese in May.
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/av...1st-north-america/ZTRLI5WVDRHDDDKGXGOO3MNAWA/