[Tweeters] WDFW statement on avian influenza outbreak among waterfowl around Skagit Bay

[Brian Zinke]

>From WDFW statement:


"Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) biologists recently
responded to reports of sick or dead waterfowl in western Skagit County on
and around Skagit Bay, as well as in northwestern Snohomish County and on
Camano Island and Port Susan in Island County.

WDFW has retrieved more than 700 deceased birds of several
species—primarily juvenile snow geese—from this area. Samples have been
taken from these birds for testing for avian influenza
<https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/diseases/bird-flu> (also known as
bird flu), with H5N1 strain Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
suspected.

WDFW continues to ask members of the public who find sick or dead
birds to report
them immediately using this online form
<https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/a384e90f69744f2e846135a9ce80027f> and
not touch them. As resources are available, biologists may respond to
remove bird carcasses and, if in an area or species where avian influenza
has not been confirmed, test for the virus. Due to the magnitude of this
outbreak, WDFW staff will not be able to respond to all reported cases."

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*Read the full statement from WDFW here:*

https://wdfw.wa.gov/newsroom/wdfw-statement/wdfw-statement-avian-influenza-outbreak-among-waterfowl-around-skagit-bay



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