The swans of Lake Eola Park are identified to attract the general public’s consideration, however this week, it’s out of concern as a substitute of amazement.
City of Orlando officers confirmed Wednesday a number of birds at Lake Eola Park had been contaminated with avian influenza, also referred to as hen flu. The announcement got here after officers discovered a number of birds had died on the park.
Four swans have been discovered useless prior to now two weeks, two of which, a Royal Mute swan and an Australian black swan, have been confirmed to have died from the virus. Officials are nonetheless ready on outcomes from the opposite two deceased swans.
Although town is working to disinfect the park, officers advocate guests and pets at Lake Eola Park proceed to keep away from direct contact with the birds and keep away from contact with any excrement from birds. They additionally advocate eradicating footwear that could be contaminated when getting into houses and cleansing them off.
Bird flu is very contagious and almost all the time deadly in birds. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say hen flu viruses normally don’t have an effect on people, however there have been uncommon instances by which the virus has unfold to folks and brought about flu-like signs.
There are presently greater than 60 swans residing at Lake Eola Park. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in addition to native veterinarians are working to restrict the unfold of the virus between them now that they know of the outbreak.
This isn’t the primary swan-related tragedy that Lake Eola has seen. In 2023, a number of child swans went lacking, and it was discovered that raccoons have been the culprits.
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