Bird flu in South Dakota

Bird flu in South Dakota

Millions of birds dead, worry shifts to humans As bird flu ravages poultry farms across the country – including in South Dakota – fears are growing that the highly contagious avian influenza virus could mutate and begin to spread widely among the world’s human population. The virus already has caused devastating effects in the state, which has seen the second-highest number of outbreaks in commercial poultry flocks in the nation.

South Haven working with health department, DNR to address bird kill

The city of South Haven is working with the Van Buren-Cass District Health Department and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to determine what’s caused a large bird kill-off in the past week. South Haven city beach safety superintendent Matthew Day tells us the kills has included around a couple hundred birds, mostly found at beaches. “Out of my eight years of being on the beach, this is the first time I’ve seen it,” Day said. “I’ve he…