Bird Flu Cases Surging In Southern Minnesota, DNR Says

CBS Minnesota

January 9, 2025

OWATONNA, Minn. — Southern Minnesota has been hit especially hard by bird flu this season.

Hundreds of Canadian geese have been found dead in the southeastern cities of Owatonna, Albert Lea, Waseca and others.

Year-round, Owatonna's Morehouse Park attracts visitors of all kinds, including waterfowl like ducks and geese. But this winter, a high number of birds there are contracting avian influenza.

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