Minnesota DNR officials say evidence is pointing to avian influenza as the cause of death of several Canada geese and some swans reported dead on the ice – typically next to open-water locations – of southern Minnesota lakes.
Initial testing indicates that about a dozen waterfowl samples tested positive via “general” avian influenza testing at the University of Minnesota’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, according to Erik Hildebrand, wildlife health supervisor with the Minnesota DNR.
