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islandsweekly. com > 05/14/2026 > protect-your-flock-tips-to-prevent-avian-influenza-exposure

Protect your flock: Tips to prevent avian influenza exposure

2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (377+ words) Published 1: 30 am Thursday, May 14, 2026 Your local public health team wants to remind you of a few tips to help make your spring season as fun and healthy as possible. Avian influenza infections in people are rare. Still, it is important…...

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islandsweekly. com > 03/18/2026 > preparing-for-the-next-avian-flu-outbreak

Preparing for the next avian flu outbreak

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (443+ words) Islands' Weekly Preparing for the next avian flu outbreak Published 1: 30 am Wednesday, March 18, 2026 An adult Glaucous-winged gull. The San Juan Islands experienced an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu (H5 N1) from mid-November to mid-January. It probably began in the lower San…...