People living near Lake Davis in Orlando claim avian flu has killed birds there. It comes after dozens of birds have died at Lake Eola. As of Thursday night, neither the city nor the state has confirmed positive cases there, but folks in this neighborhood have started putting up signs, claiming a deceased bird tested positive. One resident shared with WESH 2 a picture of a dead bird, a vet bill she says came from taking in a sick duck, and a voicemail from someone claiming to be an official with the state, calling about that duck. Sheila Miller said she’s seen multiple dead birds at Lake Davis. “Four total,” she said. “Counting Daisy.” Daisy was a white duck. The weekend before Martin Luther King Day, Miller said folks in the neighborhood noticed Daisy wasn’t doing well. “We’re always watching because we know how close we are to Lake Eola,” she said. Since December, about 32 birds have been found dead at Lake Eola, linked to avian flu. On Jan. 18, a holiday weekend, Miller said Daisy’s health seemed to get worse. “I headed off to an emergency hospital in Davenport, I think it is. They were the only ones that would take her,” she said. “We get there, and she lived three hours. It was really fast.”Miller shared a bill from the vet totaling more than $2,000, but said she only ended up being charged around $700 after Daisy didn’t survive. That Tuesday, she said she took the duck to a lab to get tested for avian flu. “By the next day, I’m getting a call from the state of Florida saying it’s avian flu,” Miller said.WESH 2 reached out to the city of Orlando, Florida Fish and Wildlife, the state Department of Agriculture and Department of Health, and a city commissioner to confirm if birds on Lake Davis had tested positive for avian flu, but did not hear back as of Thursday night. Miller did play a voicemail left by a doctor identifying themselves as being with the Department of Agriculture, and saying they were calling about the duck she submitted to their lab. Some in the neighborhood have now put up signs around the lake saying please be aware that a deceased duck tested positive for avian flu, and warning them it could be contagious to pets, plenty of which you see walking around the lake. “I did see the signs they posted on the bench, like a couple of days ago,” said Jacqueline Ross, who was walking her dog around the lake. “Obviously, that didn’t stop me from walking my dog, but yeah, it’s a little concerning.” According to Florida Fish and Wildlife, avian flu can spread to pets, but it’s rare, and it’s recommended that you keep them away from sick or dead birds. They also ask people not to handle sick or dead birds unnecessarily. WESH 2 is still working to confirm with the city and state if birds have tested positive at Lake Davis.

ORLANDO, Fla. —

People living near Lake Davis in Orlando claim avian flu has killed birds there. It comes after dozens of birds have died at Lake Eola.

As of Thursday night, neither the city nor the state has confirmed positive cases there, but folks in this neighborhood have started putting up signs, claiming a deceased bird tested positive.

One resident shared with WESH 2 a picture of a dead bird, a vet bill she says came from taking in a sick duck, and a voicemail from someone claiming to be an official with the state, calling about that duck.

Sheila Miller said she’s seen multiple dead birds at Lake Davis.

“Four total,” she said. “Counting Daisy.”

Daisy was a white duck. The weekend before Martin Luther King Day, Miller said folks in the neighborhood noticed Daisy wasn’t doing well.

“We’re always watching because we know how close we are to Lake Eola,” she said.

Since December, about 32 birds have been found dead at Lake Eola, linked to avian flu.

On Jan. 18, a holiday weekend, Miller said Daisy’s health seemed to get worse.

“I headed off to an emergency hospital in Davenport, I think it is. They were the only ones that would take her,” she said. “We get there, and she lived three hours. It was really fast.”

Miller shared a bill from the vet totaling more than $2,000, but said she only ended up being charged around $700 after Daisy didn’t survive.

That Tuesday, she said she took the duck to a lab to get tested for avian flu.

“By the next day, I’m getting a call from the state of Florida saying it’s avian flu,” Miller said.

WESH 2 reached out to the city of Orlando, Florida Fish and Wildlife, the state Department of Agriculture and Department of Health, and a city commissioner to confirm if birds on Lake Davis had tested positive for avian flu, but did not hear back as of Thursday night.

Miller did play a voicemail left by a doctor identifying themselves as being with the Department of Agriculture, and saying they were calling about the duck she submitted to their lab.

Some in the neighborhood have now put up signs around the lake saying please be aware that a deceased duck tested positive for avian flu, and warning them it could be contagious to pets, plenty of which you see walking around the lake.

“I did see the signs they posted on the bench, like a couple of days ago,” said Jacqueline Ross, who was walking her dog around the lake. “Obviously, that didn’t stop me from walking my dog, but yeah, it’s a little concerning.”

According to Florida Fish and Wildlife, avian flu can spread to pets, but it’s rare, and it’s recommended that you keep them away from sick or dead birds. They also ask people not to handle sick or dead birds unnecessarily.

WESH 2 is still working to confirm with the city and state if birds have tested positive at Lake Davis.