Maine
Wild ducks found dead in Maine test positive for bird flu
Native
Hen flu has been detected in wild birds in addition to poultry in each state in New England.
WINTHROP, Maine (AP) — Wildlife authorities in Maine mentioned six wild geese discovered useless in a stream in Winthrop have examined constructive for fowl flu.
The hooded mergansers had been discovered useless in Mill Stream and examined constructive for a extremely pathogenic avian influenza, the Maine Division of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife mentioned Friday.
The wildlife division mentioned the Nationwide Veterinary Providers Laboratories in Iowa confirmed the pressure to be the type circulating in Maine. The division mentioned the pressure is very contagious and might unfold and mutate between wild and home flocks of birds.
The illness not often infects people. It poses a menace to poultry operations, nonetheless. Hen flu has been detected in wild birds in addition to poultry in each state in New England.
The Maine wildlife division mentioned residents who increase home birds ought to comprise and separate them from wild birds each time potential. Residents must also be cautious about about getting fowl waste on clothes or boots, and will sanitize completely after encountering it, the division mentioned.
The hooded merganser is a small diving duck that’s widespread with bird-watchers.