Chronic wasting disease was first detected in mule deer in Utah in 2002 in northeastern Utah, and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources recently confirmed it has now spread to deer in the Payson area of Utah County, as well.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is announcing additional Utah counties where avian flu has been detected in wild birds during this ongoing outbreak.
DWR News Release The first case of avian flu in wild birds in Utah was confirmed in April, and now the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has confirmed the virus has spread to wild birds in three additional counties, most likely due to the fall migration. The virus had previously been confirmed in wild birds
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