Three foxes from three Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta communities have tested positive for rabies in recent weeks.
Subsistence families along the Kuskokwim River are cutting open fish to find white balls or white streaks deforming the meat.
An eagle that died in the Sitka National Historical Park this month tested positive for the avian influenza. A second eagle that died in the park was also tested for the virus, and results are pending.
The Yukon is the latest place to be hit with avian flu cases as an outbreak continues to spread across the country. Officials from the department of environment said in a press release Friday that two waterfowl carcasses in southern Yukon tested positive for the H5N1 virus strand. The Yukon government is asking residents to report sightings of sick or dead birds to their TIPP line at 1-800-661-0525.
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