H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is once again causing mortalities in wild birds in Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) said. The disease started last year with the arrival of infected migratory waterfowl to Louisiana and abated when they moved north in the spring of 2023.
This year’s fall migrations have created a resurgence of HPAI-induced waterfowl…