Hawaii Officials Investigate Bird Flu Wastewater Source
State health officials are investigating possible sources of the H5 avian influenza virus detected for the first time in a wastewater sample from Oahu, but reassure residents that public risk remains low.
The state Department of Health said the specimen was collected Nov. 7 and that it received the result Tuesday but is unable to determine whether it is the specific subtype H5N1, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza.
"The wastewater testing provides a signal for further investigation to determine whether this detection is H5N1-related," said state...
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