DEC received 12 dead geese collected from Otisco Lake and sent them to Schuler’s lab. Initial test results are “presumptive positive for HPAI,” DEC said, referring to highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as avian flu or bird flu. HPAI is also suspected to have recently killed scores of waterfowl on Seneca Lake.

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Neither of the two strains of avian influenza that have infected dairy cows in the United States have been detected in the European Union or Britain, Reuters reported, citing a French food safety agency official.

A new strain of bird flu has infected dairy cows in Nevada, marking the second time the virus has jumped from birds to cattle. This latest infection — reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wednesday — involves a strain of H5N1,

An exclusion zone has been placed around the commercial poultry farm near Market Weighton.

At least one bird from a commercial poultry operation in Lancaster County has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, according to the state officials.