Virginia DWR Monitoring Increase in Cases of Avian Influenza in Wild Bird Populations
April 06, 2024
April 06, 2024
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 6 -- The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services posted the following news release:
In the past few weeks, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has received an increasing number of reports of sick or dead birds in the eastern part of the state with the first report provided by a licensed wildlife rehabilitator in early March. Preliminary testing indicates that the likely cause is H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). . . .
In the past few weeks, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has received an increasing number of reports of sick or dead birds in the eastern part of the state with the first report provided by a licensed wildlife rehabilitator in early March. Preliminary testing indicates that the likely cause is H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). . . .