Five Birds in Suffolk County, Long Island Preliminarily Test Positive for Bird Flu

Five birds in Suffolk County, Long Island preliminarily test positive for bird flu

Five wild birds in Suffolk County, Long Island have preliminarily tested positive for bird flu while other specimens await testing.

NY confirms 5 cases of highly pathogenic bird flu on Long Island

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced Thursday that it had five preliminary positive cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, in Suffolk County. More dead birds across Long Island await testing. According to DEC, snow geese and two duck species have tested positive. Test results from a half-dozen Canada Geese and other birds found in Huntington’s Hecksher Park. It’s not clear where the other …