Avian flu kills 3 California condors in northern Arizona

 

禽流感在亞利桑那州北部殺死3隻加州神鷲

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Three California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock, the National Park Service announced Friday.

美國國家公園管理局週五宣布，3隻加州神鷲（California condor）在亞利桑那州北部死於禽流感，當局正試圖確定是什麼原因殺死這群禿鷹中的另外5隻。

A sick female condor suspected of having lead poisoning was found dead on March 20 and testing showed it had Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), the park service said.

該公園管理局表示，3月20日，一隻疑似鉛中毒的生病雌神鷲被發現死亡，檢測結果顯示牠感染高致病性禽流感（HPAI）。

Two other birds later found dead also tested positive, while test results aren’t yet completed for five others, the park service said.

該公園管理局表示，另外2隻後來被發現死亡的鳥也檢測呈陽性，而另外5隻的檢測結果尚未完成。

The birds are part of a population that moves throughout northern Arizona and southern Utah, including Grand Canyon National Park, the park service said.

公園管理局表示，這些鳥類是整個亞利桑那州北部和猶他州南部（包括大峽谷國家公園）遷徙種群的一部分。

The Peregrine Fund, which manages the Arizona-Utah flock, also captured five other birds that seemed ill and sent them to a wildlife rescue in Phoenix. One bird died and the other four have been quarantined, officials said. (AP)

管理亞利桑那州—猶他州鳥群的百富勤基金還捕獲另外5隻似乎生病的鳥，並將牠們送往鳳凰城的野生動物救援中心。官員說，1隻鳥死亡，另外4隻已被隔離。