N&H TOPLINE: Avian flu from abroad can spread in North American poultry, wild birds

Study results can help poultry managers enhance biosecurity and guard against most likely sources of avian flu outbreaks in U.S.

December 8, 2017

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N&H TOPLINE: Avian flu from abroad can spread in North American poultry, wild birds
A new USGS study found that the avian flu viruses in the United States during 2014-2015 were able to spread between commercial poultry and wild birds. This process is called spillover.(Credit: Stephen Ausmus, USDA Agricultural Research Service)

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