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No Link Between Small Wild Birds and Rodents to 2014-15 HPAI Outbreak

Dan Industry News Release, Poultry

A study by Iowa State University found no evidence that small wild birds and rodents were possible sources of the avian influenza virus that decimated Iowa poultry flocks in 2015. The study investigated wild birds and rodents around poultry operations to see if they carried the virus or had been exposed to it. Avian influenza is caused by Type A …