Daily News | Avian flu virus kills bald eagle in Chester County, putting Pa. wildlife authorities on alert
has been detected in a wild bald eagle recently found dead in East Marlborough Township in Chester County, marking the first known presence of the disease since it started spreading in the U.S. in December.ducks suspected of having the HPAI H5N1 strain from Eurasia, known as H5. The birds were recovered from Kahle Lake on the border of Clarion and Venango counties. Of those, four were found dead, and another was euthanized after developing neurological problems.
Martin Hackett, spokesman for Penn Vet, said it was too early to comment because authorities are still awaiting a final report on the eagle, as well as results from the merganser samples.on a webpage set up for the outbreak. The federal agency says that while avian influenzas in wild birds are common, they can circulate freely without birds appearing sick, and that bird watchers and commercial bird owners should be monitoring for signs.
“Certain raptors appear to be highly susceptible to the virus responsible for this outbreak,” said Andrew Di Salvo, a wildlife veterinarian for the commission. “While there doesn’t appear to be significant population-level impacts, whenever a wild species is highly susceptible to infection by a pathogen, we are concerned.”Di Salvo also said that H5 is highly pathogenic but “doesn’t typically tend to impact songbirds as much as other bird species.
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