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DNR reports ongoing detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds; public told to avoid contact
Summary
Wildlife health staff told the Natural Resources Board that the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 outbreak detected in Wisconsin since 2022 continues to cause sporadic wild-bird mortality; the department advised the public to avoid handling sick or dead birds and to report sightings.
Department wildlife health staff updated the Natural Resources Board on April 9 about the ongoing highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 outbreak in wild birds. The DNR reported that the outbreak was first documented in North America in late 2021 and that Wisconsin had its first detections in early 2022. Although statewide mortality rates have not matched the highest early-2022 levels, the department confirmed clusters of sick and dead waterfowl and recent detections associated with Lake Michigan shoreline mortality and a reported Sandhill crane die-off in Adams County (results pending).
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