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Migration back in the spring leads to further exposure. Vaccinating wild birds for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is not an option. Estimates suggest there are 50 billion of them.

Still, Ball stressed the need for proactive measures to protect the state’s livestock from avian flu — especially as many wild birds begin migrating back to the Northeast for the spring.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, is an extremely contagious airborne respiratory virus that spreads quickly among birds through nasal and eye secretions and manure droppings.

There have been 61 reported human cases of the avian influenza strain known as H5N1 since April 2024, per the CDC. The individual from Louisiana who contracted the severe case has been hospitalized.

Animal experts are warning people to protect their pets and farm animals from bird flu infection as migratory birds make their way across Washington.