HONOLULU (Island News) – Three state agencies are on alert after a presumptive case of avian influenza was identified in a duck found at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, according to the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH).
Preliminary tests showed an unconfirmed result of the H5 subtype of influenza A virus. Further analysis by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories is pending.
The risk of infection to humans is currently considered low. The DOH, Department of Agriculture & Biosecurity, and Department of Land and Natural Resources are monitoring for any virus spread among health reports, poultry farms, and wild bird populations…