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Updated: 7:21 PM EST Jan 14, 2022Infinite Scroll Enabledamerican wigeon duckSOURCE: Clemson Univeristy

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A wild duck harvested by a hunter in Colleton County is the first wild bird since 2016 to be found infected in the United States with highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Friday.

Officials said in a release that the Eurasian H5 type of bird disease was found in an American wigeon and was tested by the Clemson University Veterinary Diagnostic Center in Columbia. and the diagnosis was confirmed by The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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