Federal and state officials said this is the worst avian influenza outbreak in the United States since 2015 when more than 50 million birds died from the flu or were euthanized.
In Illinois, officials closed Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge and Emiquon Preserve in west central Illinois from March 16 to March 25 after a likely outbreak among migratory geese. According to the USDA,in a handful of wild birds found dead in Will, Champaign and other counties in March.
Though bird flu typically does not infect people, there have been some rare cases of human infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The recent one is very deadly,” said Michael P. Ward, senior ornithologist with the Illinois Natural History Survey. “If the bird gets it, it dies.”
Officials are remaining watchful because birds like cormorants are still migrating this time of year and can carry it with them to different areas. Avian influenza spreads through direct, bird-to-bird contact. It can also spread to birds via contaminated surfaces and materials, including people’s clothing, shoes or hands, according to the USDA.
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