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Lake County resident urges bird-flu preparedness as CDC reports U.S. death
Summary
During the Board of Supervisors public comment period, Upper Lake resident Haji Wharf urged Lake County to prepare for highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1), proposing a hotline, task force, trained staff with PPE and an incineration site for carcass disposal.
Haji Wharf, a resident of Upper Lake, told the Lake County Board of Supervisors during public comment that the county should adopt a formal plan to respond to highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the first U.S. human death linked to the virus.
Wharf said Clear Lake’s role as a stop for migratory waterfowl makes the county vulnerable and…
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