OLIVER COUNTY, N.D. – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in a group of dead Canada geese along the Missouri River and Nelson Lake in Oliver County.
The virus can cause high levels of sickness and death in free ranging waterfowl an shorebirds. Cases of HPAI are commonly detected in North Dakota as waterfowl migrate through, and winter in the state.
Game and Fish ask for your help in monitoring the outbreak in wild birds by reporting any sick or dead birds by clicking here.
Game and Fish says the risk to humans and pets is considered low. Carcasses that must be moved can be placed in a garbage bag. Wear disposable gloves and wash your hands, clothes and equipment afterward.
HPAI can affect domestic birds. Recommendations for poultry owners include keeping visitors to a minimum, washing hands before and after contact with live poultry, changing clothes before and after exiting their property and looking for signs of illness.
You can report sick or dead domestic poultry to the state veterinarian’s office at 701-328-2655.
