Bird flu surveillance continues in N.D.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department plans to continue testing wild birds for highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza, better known as bird flu. Waterfowl biologist Mike Szymanski said 200 samples from live birds will be taken in conjunction with duck-banding efforts in August and September, and 400 samples from hunter-harvested ducks will be collected in September and October.
BISMARCK (AP) — The North Dakota Game and Fish Department plans to continue testing wild birds for highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza, better known as bird flu.
Waterfowl biologist Mike Szymanski said 200 samples from live birds will be taken in conjunction with duck-banding efforts in August and September, and 400 samples from hunter-harvested ducks will be collected in September and October.
Geese will not be tested because they are not known carriers of the virus.
Department biologists also will monitor any unusual bird die-offs or illnesses through October.
Bird flu testing began nationwide in 2006. All samples for the highly pathogenic H5N1 subtype have tested negative.
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