The Hawaii Department of Agriculture at this time confirmed that one other yard flock of birds contaminated with avian influenza was found within the Pearl Harbor space.
A household had adopted two geese from Susie’s Duck Sanctuary in Wahiawa earlier than the H5N1 outbreak was confirmed and reported there in mid-November.
These two geese examined constructive for H5N1, also called extremely pathogenic avian influenza. The two had been quarantined at a non-public veterinary hospital and euthanized, in keeping with HDOA.
Seven different geese on the household’s property had been additionally euthanized resulting from potential publicity to the 2 contaminated geese from the sanctuary.
The property was sanitized, and no additional infections have been detected, HDOA stated.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture lists two contaminated yard flocks on Oahu on its dashboard — one involving 70 birds on Nov. 15, and one other involving 9 birds on Nov. 18.
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A wild duck at James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge in Kahuku examined constructive for H5N1 final month, in keeping with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It was randomly examined as a part of one other undertaking, and exhibited no signs on the time.
HDOA stated checks following a report of greater than a dozen lifeless zebra doves at a Kaimuki property final month, in the meantime, yielded detrimental outcomes for H5N1.
Hawaii residents could report sick or lifeless birds, significantly a number of birds, to HDOA at 808-483-7102 (throughout enterprise hours) or 808-837-8092 (after enterprise hours).
