Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza detected in several mammal species in the Texas Panhandle - Raymondville Chronicle

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza detected in several mammal species in the Texas Panhandle - Raymondville Chronicle

AUSTIN – Recent testing has detected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in mammal species including foxes, raccoons, striped skunks and domestic cats collected in Deaf Smith, Hansford, Lubbock, Ochiltree, Parmer and Randall Counties. These detections resulted from a collaboration between Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), the Department of State Health Services Zoonosis Control branch and the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic La…