Eight Skunks Found Dead in Metro Vancouver Had Avian Flu: Government

Eight Skunks Found Dead in Metro Vancouver Had Avian Flu: Government
Flo the skunk arrives at Edinburgh Zoo from Amneville Zoo on June 1, 2012 in Edinburgh. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
The Canadian Press
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Eight skunks found dead last month in Vancouver and nearby Richmond, B.C., tested positive for avian flu.
British Columbia’s Ministry of Agriculture says the skunks were infected with the same H5N1 strain that has caused the deaths of millions of domestic poultry since the outbreak began in April last year.