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Delaware is the latest state to discover a mysterious sickness among songbirds, with at least 50 dead birds reported so far.
The cause is not yet known, but affected birds are “stricken by an unknown disorder characterized by swollen eyes with crusty discharge, as well as neurological signs such as erratic flight and stumbling,” the Delaware Department of Natural Resource and Environmental Controlsaid in a news release Wednesday.
Many of the Delaware cases are occurringin New Castle County, according to DNREC spokesperson Nikki Lavoie.Samples of affected Delaware birdshave been sent tothe Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory in New Bolton Center, Pennsylvania.
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Maryland’s cases “have been found primarily in our central/northern counties,” according to Maryland Department of Natural Resources spokesman Gregg Bortz.
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