The Ohio Department of Natural Resources suspects wild birds in 10 counties have died from highly pathogenic avian influenza over the past few weeks.
It submitted samples of dead Canada geese, trumpeter swans and a mallard to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory for testing. The agency is waiting for official results.
“Given the time of year [and] that we’ve already detected avian influenza in a commercial poultry population, we know it’s showing up here in Ohio; it’s showing up in surrounding states,” said Sarah Schott, ODNR Wildlife communications specialist. “So, we’re very confident that that’s what we’re experiencing here.”…