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- - - - Example: foxes, coyotes, bobcats, fishers, possums, bears and even seals and dolphins
    - - the wild mammals diagnosed are scavengers who likely ate a very sick or recently dead bird that carried bird flu, said Gillin. The animals also might have contracted the disease by congregating in areas contaminated with the virus, which can survive in feces or mud for several days
- - - - Statistically, from October 29th 2023 - November 4th 2023, a total of 40 positive influenza cases recorded (Oregon Health Authority : Influenza Surveillance Data : Influenza Surveillance : State of Oregon, n.d.).
      - Hunters may come in contact with infected waterfowl during hunting season
        
        They should always practice the safe bird handling and cooking techniques to avoid being infected
      - Human infections with bird flu have most often occurred after close or lengthy contact with infected birds or places that the birds touched, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    - - Danger to domestic poultry
        
        ‐ This strain of HPAI (H5N1) is also deadly to domestic birds (chickens, turkeys, Guinea fowl).
        
        The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) strongly encourages backyard poultry producers to prevent contact between their birds and wild birds.
  - - - Cloudy eyes
      - Swimming in circle and incoordination
      - Head shaking
    - - Dead
      - Acting neurologically abnormal
      - Found sick