 The first cases were confirmed in March 2022, and the virus has since been detected in wild birds, wild animals, poultry, dairy cattle, and goats. However, the risk to the general public is low. Authorities say the technical issue plaguing the Benton County Sheriff's Department and Sauk Rapids non-emergency phone lines on Thursday has been fixed. Callers heard a series of dial tones and clicks which sounded like the call didn't go through.