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Bird flu detected in Cowlitz County, online domestic sick bird reporting launches
August 29, 2022
OLYMPIA, Wash. — With the fall migration underway, Washington state is seeing an uptick in highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) cases. [Last] week Cowlitz County joined the tally of flocks with HPAI, bringing the total of domestic flocks statewide to 34. An additional Pierce County flock tested positive as well. In anticipation of the fall […]
More backyard flocks test positive for bird flu in Washington
May 11, 2022
OLYMPIA, Wash. – With cases of avian influenza piling up in Washington, state veterinarians are asking bird owners to double down on biosecurity measures. The two most recent cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 were discovered in non-commercial backyard flocks in Pierce County and confirmed yesterday, May 10, after the flock owners contacted […]