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Two birds were taken to a state laboratory for testing, and the health department said preliminary results indicate the birds died from highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as bird flu.
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Clermont County Public Health said two birds delivered to a state laboratory tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), H5, known as the bird flu, according to a news release.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2025
Work at the facility includes projects on highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu), white-nose syndrome in bats, and chronic wasting disease in deer and elk.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Their normal body temperature sits between 40 °C and 42 °C (104 °F and 108 °F), and avian influenza viruses – including the highly pathogenic strains that occasionally spill over into humans – have evolved to replicate efficiently in that heat.
—New Atlas, 1 Dec. 2025
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Clermont County Public Health said two birds delivered to a state laboratory tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), H5, known as the bird flu, according to a news release.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2025
Work at the facility includes projects on highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu), white-nose syndrome in bats, and chronic wasting disease in deer and elk.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Their normal body temperature sits between 40 °C and 42 °C (104 °F and 108 °F), and avian influenza viruses – including the highly pathogenic strains that occasionally spill over into humans – have evolved to replicate efficiently in that heat.
—New Atlas, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Pathogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathogenic. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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pathogenic
adjective
patho·gen·ic
-ˈjen-ik 
2
: causing or capable of causing disease
pathogenic microorganisms
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