Name: Beaver Island issues an advisory about dead beach birds and possible avian botulism, 2021
Start: 2021-09-16
End: 2021-09-16
Location: Beaver Island

Beaver Island issues an advisory about dead beach birds and possible avian botulism, 2021

Also Beaver Island dead birds advisory 2021 · avian botulism observation 2021

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TypeEvent

Date2021-09-16

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 2021-09-16
Kind: Advisory
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: wildlifepublic-healthconservationwaterinvasive-species
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

On September 16, 2021, a Beaver Island conservation organizer asked residents to report freshly dead beach birds for possible Michigan DNR testing during a suspected avian-botulism episode. The notice warned residents not to handle carcasses, eat visibly sick wildlife, or allow pets to consume dead birds or fish.

Evidence limits

The post reports a possibility and a proposed testing response. It does not confirm avian botulism, identify a pathogen, provide a carcass count, or preserve the results of any DNR autopsy.

Sources

Pam Grassmick, “Dead Birds on Beaches,” Beaver Island Forum, September 16, 2021.
The notice said dead birds on island beaches might be associated with avian botulism, requested reports of freshly dead birds for shipment to the Michigan DNR for autopsy, and gave handling and food-safety precautions. It is a precautionary community advisory, not a confirmed diagnosis or outbreak count.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 16 · t016745

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island issues an advisory about dead beach birds and possible avian botulism, 2021”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-avian-botulism-beach-bird-advisory-2021/, accessed [date], citing Pam Grassmick, “Dead Birds on Beaches,” Beaver Island Forum, September 16, 2021..

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