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WATSEKA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Iroquois County Public Health Department is again asking for help with collecting dead birds throughout the county this summer. It’s the Health Department’s annual effort to keep tabs on West Nile Virus. Dead birds, officials said, have been the most important indicators of West Nile activity. Dead birds will be […] ....
As officials continue to work on keeping bird flu at bay in commercial poultry flocks and cattle herds, you can take precautions to protect your own avian friends. ....
(BCN) — A dead bird in Concord has tested positive for West Nile virus. The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District said Friday an American crow was picked up with the virus April 9. It’s the first case reported in Contra Costa County this year, after infected birds were reported from Alameda, San Mateo, […] ....
Scientists are watching migratory birds, cattle and marine mammals across the Americas amid an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI) that has infected at least one person. Last week, a dairy worker in Texas contracted H5N1, a bird flu variant, from infected cattle — the second such case ever in the U.S. and the… ....