The virus was confirmed in a wild owl that was found dead in Cache County last month.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Winston, the great horned owl, on display as owl educators talk about his species during an Earth Day celebration at the Ogden Nature Center on Saturday, April 20, 2019. A case of avian influenza was confirmed by the Utah Division of Wildlife in May 2022 after a dead great horned owl was discovered in Cache County.
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| May 18, 2022, 5:00 a.m.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources confirmed a case of avian flu in a wild bird last week, and officials are urging Utahns who have birds or interact with them to take precautions.
The virus was found in a dead great horned owl in April, and the case was recently confirmed at the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, located in Ames…
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