Hundreds of wild bird deaths reported across seven counties, prompting park closures
Rebecca Carriere Christofferson, PhD, associate professor of pathobiological sciences at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, noted that mass bird deaths are a symptom of ongoing transmission of bird flu.
Bird flu spillover has been detected in poultry and dairy cattle in the last couple of years, an expert said. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
“It’s sad from an ecological perspective, but also poses a risk to any nearby agricultural facilities, as we’ve seen spillover into poultry and dairy cattle in the last couple of years,” she told Fox News Digital. “The more transmission, the more the chance for there to be transmission to humans.”
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Last year, there were some human deaths due to bird flu, primarily linked to contact with infected animals, Christofferson noted.
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“Surveillance is key to preventing uncontrolled spread, and understanding the patterns of where the virus is — and is going — can help mitigate the ongoing risk to our animal and human populations.”
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