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Alpacas test positive for H5N1 bird flu for the first time (www.cnn.com)
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[–] getoffthedrugsdude@lemmy.ml 9 points 5 months ago

The animals that tested positive were on a farm in Idaho where poultry had tested positive for the virus and were culled in May. The alpacas tested positive May 16, the USDA said in a news release.