Three H5N1 HPAI Great Horned Owls Suffolk County New York

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3 H5N1 Great Horned Owl Suffolk New York 4/12/22

An adult great horned owl and two owlets found dead in Peconic earlier this month have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officials have confirmed.

The DEC had collected the birds’ carcasses on April 4, taking them to the Cornell Duck Research Laboratory to be tested.

https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2022/04/dec-owls-found-dead-in-peconic-test-positive-for-avian-influenza/

Edited July 22, 2022 by niman

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New York

Suffolk

4/12/2022

EA H5N1

Great horned owl

Wild bird mortality NYSDEC (6)

 

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-2022/2022-hpai-wild-birds

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