Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratory say they have detected a strain of bird flu in birds at a park in Scottsdale.
Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture say they have detected a strain of bird flu in birds at a Scottsdale park.
According to officials with the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, the three nestling neotropical cormorants were found by Arizona Game & Fish crews who were responding to a report of dead birds at Scottsdale's Eldorado Park. "Surveillance, sampling and testing efforts were conducted through AZGFD and the US Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center before being sent to NVSL, which confirmed the cases on June 7," read a portion of the statement."At this point there have been no confirmed cases in domestic poultry in the state," read a portion of the statement.
"To date, more than 37 million birds have been depopulated due to the disease," read a portion of the statement. "Currently, the transmission risk of avian influenza from infected birds to people remains low, but people should take basic protective measures if contact with wild birds or domestic poultry cannot be avoided."