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Eastern Washington Bobcat tests positive for avian influenza
Jan. 27, 2023 Updated Fri., Jan. 27, 2023 at 8:50 a.m.
A bobcat on the Spokane Indian Reservation tested positive for avian influenza this month.
While the disease has been found in raccoons in Washington, this is the first time avian influenza has been found in a bobcat, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Staci Lehman said.
“It’s not unexpected,” she said. “We know it has transferred to mammals. (But) we only had raccoons till now.”
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https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/jan/27/eastern-washington-bobcat-tests-positive-for-avian/
Jan. 27, 2023 Updated Fri., Jan. 27, 2023 at 8:50 a.m.
A bobcat on the Spokane Indian Reservation tested positive for avian influenza this month.
While the disease has been found in raccoons in Washington, this is the first time avian influenza has been found in a bobcat, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Staci Lehman said.
“It’s not unexpected,” she said. “We know it has transferred to mammals. (But) we only had raccoons till now.”
more....
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/jan/27/eastern-washington-bobcat-tests-positive-for-avian/