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Bird flu spreads to wild red foxes in Wisconsin

Three red foxes have now tested positive for the avian flu.

Bird flu spreads to wild red foxes in Wisconsin

Three red foxes have now tested positive for the avian flu.

THE CHICKENS AFTER A BIRD FLU OUTBREAK ON THE COLD SPRINGS EGG FARM IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. 12 NEWS’ COURTNEY SISK WAS THERE TODAY, AND SHARES THE CONDITNSIO THOSE NEIGHBORARS E LIVING IN. >> MOST OF US ARE NOT HAPPY. COUREYTN LYLE BRAATEN LIVES ACROSS THE STREET FROM A SITE WHERE NEARLY 3 MILLION CHICKENS WERE DISPOSED AFTER A BIRD FLU OUTBREAK ON AN EGG FARM IN PALMYRA IN MAR.CH >> THAT IS A LOT OF BIRDS. COUREY:TN WHILE NEIGHBORS HAVE WORRIES ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD DO TO THE GROUND, AND IT IS WHAT THEY ARE SMELLING IN THE AIR THAT IS TOP OF MIND. >> YOU CAN SMELL IT NOW. COURTNEY: ED DELEON LIVES ABOUT A MILE NORTH EAST OF BRAATEN AND THE DISPOSAL SITE BUT ON THURSDAY THE WIND WAS BLOWING JUST RIGHT. >> IT IS A GOD AWFUL SMELL. IT IS CONSTANT. WHEN THAT WEST WDIN BLOWS, I CAN’T EVEN STAND IT. COURTNEY: HE SAID THEY NOTICED THE PUTRID SCENT SHORTLY AFTER THE BIRDS WERE BURIED. >> YEAH, IT’S LIKE LIVING NEXT TO A GARBAGE DUMP. COURTNEY: THE SOUR SML ELSO BAD HIS FAMILYS ICHANGING THE WAY THEY LIVE. >> I WILL COME OUTSIDE FOR A FEW MINUTES, BUT THEN GO BACK INTO THE HOUSE. IF PEOPLE MECO OVER, I SAY DON’T COME OVER HERE, BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT WANT TO SIT OUTSIDE. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BREATHE BECAUSE IT WAS SMELL LIKE, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE DEATH. COURTN: IT’S LEAVING THESE RESIDENTS FEW OPTIONS OTHER THAN TO WAIT IT OUT. >> WE DON’T KNOW WHEN THIS WILL GO AWAY. 2.7 MILLION COURTNEY: BIRDS. IN PALMYRA, COURTNEY SISK, WISN 12 NEWS. PATRICK: 10 COUNTIES IN WISCONSIHAN VE REPORTED BIRD FLU CASES SINCE THE MIDDLE OF MARCH. ACCORDING TO STATE OFFICIALS, WORKERS KILLED MORE THAN 2.8 MILLION BIRDS TO CONTROL OUTBREAKS AMONG FLOC
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Bird flu spreads to wild red foxes in Wisconsin

Three red foxes have now tested positive for the avian flu.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has received positive tests for the avian flu in red foxes.Three foxes from three different counties tested positive last week. They were found with neurological symptoms at the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center.These are the first known cases of the bird flu infecting mammals in Wisconsin.If any of your pets come into contact with animals showing neurological symptoms contact your vet.Those neurological symptoms include: walking in circles, unbalanced posture, or head and body tremors.Bird flu has been found in 10 different Wisconsin counties so far.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has received positive tests for the avian flu in red foxes.

Three foxes from three different counties tested positive last week. They were found with neurological symptoms at the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center.

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These are the first known cases of the bird flu infecting mammals in Wisconsin.

If any of your pets come into contact with animals showing neurological symptoms contact your vet.

Those neurological symptoms include: walking in circles, unbalanced posture, or head and body tremors.

Bird flu has been found in 10 different Wisconsin counties so far.