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CBS News Colorado: Law enforcement community in Jefferson County mourns death of K-9 officer
Graffit’s body was taken in a procession from the scene of his death to Fort Collins late Monday morning. A necropsy will be performed on the animal’s body at the Colorado State University’s veterinary center.
9News: Inside a CSU testing lab for avian influenza
VIDEO: “It’s concerning because not all avian influenza viruses cause this level of mortality in birds. There are a lot of avian influenza viruses that birds can live with, and they’re not getting sick and dying. So this is just a particularly pathogenic virus in wild and domestic birds and that is very concerning, and the ability of the virus to transmit directly from birds to mammals is [also] concerning.” -Dr. Kristy Pabilonia
9News: Bird flu found in Colorado bear, mountain lion
“We’ve been testing for [avian influenza] about a year now. And the volume goes up and down. Sometimes we can see up to 100-200 samples in a day. Sometimes even more than that, and sometimes we see just a handful of samples in a day.” -Dr. Kristy Pabilonia