KAUAI (HawaiiNewsNow) - Multiple state agencies are on alert after the first case of avian flu was found on Kauai in an endangered native duck that died at a wildlife refuge.

The detection marks the third presumed case this year and the fifth total presumed case in Hawaii. Officials say this latest detection on Kauai is the first potential case in a native bird and likely introduced by infected migratory waterfowl.

Endangered duck dies within 24 hours

On Nov. 26, a Koloa Maoli (Hawaiian duck) was found sick at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge. It died within 24 hours.

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State testing showed it was infected with H5N1, which mainly affects bird

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