bird flu

On Cincinnati Edition's weekly news review, local journalists join us to talk about the big stories from recent days.

Preliminary results find the birds died from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), H5, or bird flu. Samples have been sent to a national lab for confirmation.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the overall risk to Ohioans remains low.

We discuss the number of cases in Ohio and how egg supplies in Ohio and nationwide are affected.

Avian influenza has been detected in wild birds in 10 Kentucky counties, including in a dead Canada goose in Kenton.

Federal stats show in Ohio more than 4.1 million chickens and turkeys have tested positive for avian flu since the beginning of this calendar year.

More than 3 million commercial birds are affected by the virus in Ohio currently, according to the USDA.

After the first reported U.S. death we discuss preparedness.

Reports of dead birds came from Warren, Montgomery, Auglaize, Erie, Huron, Logan, Mercer, Richland, Sandusky and Stark counties.

Cincinnati Children's is part of a national study just getting underway to create an avian flu vaccine.There are no known cases of H7N9 bird flu in the…