avian influenza, Hilo

Health Department detects H5 avian flu in Hilo
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources said it is monitoring bird and wildlife populations for signs of avian influenza. Nene are often seen on the ground near roadways in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
Avian flu detected in wastewater at Hilo treatment plant
H5 avian influenza, or bird flu, was detected in a sample collected from the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant on Dec. 2.
‘It’s spreading’: Avian flu detected on neighbor island for first time
DOH officials said the wastewater sample that had the virus was collected on Dec. 2 at the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Bird flu detected at wastewater sampling site in Hilo
The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) has detected H5 avian influenza (bird flu) in a wastewater sample from the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant on Hawaii Island. The sample was collected on Dec. 2 and marks the first detection of the virus on a neighbor island.
State reports H5 avian flu detected in Hilo wastewater
The Hawaii Department of Health today said the H5 avian influenza virus has been detected in a wastewater sample collected from the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant on Hawaii island.
Avian flu in Hilo wastewater sparks concern for Hawaiʻi's native birds
The detection of avian flu at the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant is another sign that the disease is spreading in Hawaiʻi. The Conversation talked to Jason Omick, a wildlife biologist with the Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
Bird flu detected in Hawaiʻi County
Bird flu has made its way to Hawai‘i Island. Hawaiʻi County and Hawai’i Department of Health reported late Tuesday afternoon that H5 avian influenza was detected in influent collected Dec. 2 from the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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