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South Jersey Residents Concerned About Suspected Bird Flu Cases: "I've Removed About 18 Out of My Yard"
At least 1,100 wild birds, mainly Canada geese, have died or fallen ill due to suspected H5N1 bird flu linked to winter congregations and cold weather, officials said.
- Between Saturday and Monday, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection reported more than 1,100 dead or sick wild birds statewide, mostly Canada geese including some brant geese, with reports from Hainesport, Burlington County; Sicklerville, Camden County; and Pitman, Gloucester County.
- This year's lengthy cold snap forced migratory waterfowl into limited open water sources, increasing contact and transmission risk, while earlier tests on brant geese suggested some deaths were due to freezing or starvation.
- Testing is underway as the New Jersey Department of Agriculture took birds for lab testing with results expected in weeks, while workers handling birds use PPE and triple-bagging, and Richard Checinski said, `They were walking sick`.
- Residents are urged to keep children and pets away and report sick or dead birds through the DEP online form or Gloucester County animal control, as officials closed Alcyon Lake and Betty Park in Pitman out of precaution.
- Across the U.S., the outbreak has impacted wild and domestic birds since 2022, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 71 human cases, two deaths, and detection in more than 200 mammals.
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