H5N1 HPAI Raccoon Kit Pasco Washington

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The first confirmed case of avian flu in a mammal in Washington state has been detected in a baby raccoon at Sacajawea Historical State Park in Pasco.

+Four raccoon kits with apparent avian influenza were found at the park at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers earlier this month, according to Fish and Wildlife. One was tested to confirm the disease. Two of the kits were dead, and the other two were obviously sick and were euthanized.

Read more at: https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article262631672.html#storylink=cpy

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