LITTLE CHUTE, Wis. (WFRV) – After 90 dead ducks were removed from a stormwater pond in Little Chute in late February, officials with the Wisconsin DNR have confirmed that it was not due to bird flu.
An official with the Wisconsin DNR confirmed on Friday, March 14 that the test results on the ducks came back negative for avian influenza viruses, including H5N1.
Authorities initially suspected that an outbreak of bird flu was the cause after the 90 mallard carcasses were recovered from the pond near Buchanan Street.
Wisconsin authorities release details on missing 13-year-old’s recovery
The cause of death was revealed to be aspergillosis, a fungal infection caused by the Aspergillus mold.
“Wild birds become infected by breathing in fungal spores from areas such as agricultural fields covered with moldy waste grain in fall or early winter,” the DNR official said in a statement to Local 5.
No additional details have been provided.
