Bird Flu found in first wild mammal in Minnesota

Photo by: Centers for Disease Control
Photo by: Centers for Disease Control

(Anoka County, MN) -- A fox kit in Anoka County is positive for bird flu.

The deadly and highly contagious virus has killed large numbers of wild birds this spring. The Department of Natural Resources says the positive case is the first confirmed in a wild mammal in Minnesota.

The current outbreak of bird flu is more widespread and aggressive than the last outbreak in 2015.