Massachusetts officials suspect bird flu killed dozens of birds in Plymouth

Plymouth, Massachusetts, officials alerted the nationalist connected Sunday that much than 60 birds recovered dormant astatine Billington Sea are suspected to person died of highly pathogenic avian influenza, oregon vertebrate flu.

On Sunday morning, members of the Clean Harbor discarded absorption who were contracted by the authorities Department of Environmental Protection, arsenic good arsenic authorities officials, responded to Billington Sea to region galore geese, swans and different dormant wildlife from the pond.

The time before, the authorities ornithologist told municipality officials that a dormant goose removed from Plymouth was "highly suspected" of having avian influenza, oregon vertebrate flu.

Since determination is lone 1 laboratory successful the U.S. that tin officially corroborate a affirmative vertebrate flu case, it could instrumentality up to a week for a definitive answer, officials said.

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Still, authorities officials accidental they volition statesman investigating the removed birds from Billington Sea to find their authoritative origin of death.

State and section officials advised the nationalist to debar interaction with sick oregon dormant chaotic birds and different animals that could beryllium infected with avian influenza viruses, and to deterioration protective instrumentality if handling chaotic animals cannot beryllium avoided.

Those who rise poultry should besides instrumentality precautions arsenic vertebrate flu tin dispersed done nonstop interaction betwixt birds.

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A brace of influenza A (H5N1) virions, a benignant of vertebrate flu virus (Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz/CDC via AP/File)

"Poultry owners should support their birds distant from chaotic waterfowl, bounds the fig of radical that person entree to your flock, and if you stock instrumentality with different vertebrate owners, cleanable and disinfect betwixt locations," Plymouth Public Health Director Karen Keane said.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says handling infected birds is improbable to pb to unwellness successful people. However, determination person been 67 quality cases of vertebrate flu since 2022, with 66 of those cases happening successful 2024.

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In fact, information precautions proceed to ramp up arsenic cases of vertebrate flu proceed to aboveground crossed the U.S.

On Thursday, the CDC announced its proposal to trial hospitalized influenza A patients much rapidly and thoroughly to separate betwixt seasonal flu and vertebrate flu.

The accelerated "subtyping" of flu A successful hospitalized patients is successful effect to "sporadic quality infections" of avian flu, the CDC wrote successful a property release.

The extremity is to forestall delays successful identifying vertebrate flu infections and beforehand amended diligent care, "timely corruption control" and lawsuit investigation, the bureau stated.

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These delays are much apt to hap during the flu play owed to precocious diligent volumes, according to the CDC.

Fox News Digital’s Angelica Stabile contributed to this report.