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HPAI Suspected in Franklin County Black Vulture Deaths – WRBI Radio

HPAI Suspected in Franklin County Black Vulture Deaths – WRBI Radio

(Franklin County, IN/Statewide) – The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a blue-winged teal in Greene County through surveillance conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services and DNR Division of Fish, Wildlife & Nature Preserves. HPAI has also been confirmed as the cause of death in black vultures in Jefferson …

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West Nile Virus Turns Up in Ripley County – WRBI Radio

West Nile Virus Turns Up in Ripley County – WRBI Radio

(Ripley County, IN) – Ongoing surveillance has determined that a mosquito in Ripley County has tested positive for the West Nile Virus. The Ripley County Health Department, along with the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH), set mosquito traps this time of year and test the bugs for various things, including West Nile. Health Officer Dr. David Welsh says there are …

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