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West Nile virus is a summer reality in Canada. How to stay safe Β· Global | Health (globalnews.ca)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I know years ago, there was interest in reporting/cleaning up suspiciously dead birds too. Not sure what the current direction on that is now.

What exactly makes a dead bird sus?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Corvids like Crows, ravens, and magpies/jays are very susceptible to West Nile virus and are often indicators that the virus may be spreading in an area. If you find a dead Corvid you should report it so that the corpse can be tested to see if it died due to the virus.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Report it to whom?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Depends where you live. In BC you would probably report it to the BCCDC.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

It depends on what you do with it.