Dead geese test positive for avian flu in Sacramento, CA
Three dead geese recently found in a Land Park pond tested positive for avian influenza, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. An area resident saw four dead birds at William Land Regional Park, near the Sacramento Zoo, and took them to the Wildlife Health Lab in Rancho Cordova, said Peter Tira, a CDFW spokesman. A test last week on three of the birds — one goose was far too decomposed to be tested — returned positive for bird flu, he said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the results. … With the return of fall, the virus activity appears to have increased, Rogers said. That’s because wild birds congregate as they migrate south for the colder months in bodies of water, Tira said. Wildlife in close quarters causes the disease to spread by water.
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