An estimated 200 snow geese discovered in parts of the Lehigh Valley are suspected by the Pennsylvania Game Commission to have died from bird flu. Test results are awaiting confirmation by the ...
The Pennsylvania Game Commission says Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is suspected to have killed about 200 snow geese in Lehigh and Northampton counties.
Avian influenza, a respiratory disease caused by an influenza Type A virus, affects various species, including poultry (chickens, ducks, turkeys) and wild birds (ducks, geese, hawks, owls).
State officials have detected avian flu in two geese at a Scottsdale park ... but the discovery is grim news for wild birds in the area. The bird flu virus was detected for the first time in ...