Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been detected in Canada geese in Jefferson County — now one of 10 Kentucky counties where infections have been found, as cases continue to surge across the U.S.
State officials have confirmed findings of highly pathogenic avian influenza in waterfowl and wading birds, including snow geese and Canada geese. Sick sandhill cranes near Barren River Lake have been collected for testing.
The full list of counties with a positive finding of highly pathogenic avian influenza, as of Wednesday, included:
- Ballard
- Franklin
- Fulton
- Henderson
- Hopkins
- Jefferson
- Kenton
- Muhlenberg
- Rowan
- Wayne
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported widespread outbreaks of H5 bird flu in poultry and dairy herds across the U.S., and has confirmed 67 cases in humans…