The fact that the Salem City Council is looking into testing SESD’s wastewater for bird flu is a very good idea. From a public health point of view, their desire to be proactive is admirable. Home ...

H7N9 — is detected in at a poultry farm; scientists learn past human flu exposure may provide some immunity to H5N1.

Birds without natural immunity that migrate or roost together in large flocks, such as geese, are most likely to die in large numbers. A recent bird flu outbreak among migratory eared grebes in Utah ...