H5N2 Avian influenza confirmed in a wild mallard duck in Alaska
by News Desk from Outbreak News Today on (#1RT9W)
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza (HPAI) in a wild mallard duck from a state wildlife refuge near Fairbanks, Alaska. CDC considers the risk to the general public from these HPAI H5 infections to be low. No ["]