SALT LAKE CITY — The state of Utah has activated a multi-agency response plan following the confirmation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a wild bird in Davis County.
The avian influenza virus strain H5N8 was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa. in an American widgeon duck, on Jan. 9, 2015. Several other wild birds taken by hunters near the Great Salt Lake in Davis County are also undergoing tests.
There is no immediate public health concern due to the recent detection of the avian influenza virus.
“This discovery of avian influenza in a wild bird. . .
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