Avian influenza spread beyond a backyard coop on an Illinois farm, analysis finds
October 07, 2026
October 07, 2026
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Oct. 7 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus posted the following news:
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Avian influenza spread beyond a backyard coop on an Illinois farm, analysis finds
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that nearly wiped out an Illinois farmer's backyard flock also spread to a domestic cat and wild rats on the farm, an analysis of the animals by the University of Illinoi . . .
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Avian influenza spread beyond a backyard coop on an Illinois farm, analysis finds
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that nearly wiped out an Illinois farmer's backyard flock also spread to a domestic cat and wild rats on the farm, an analysis of the animals by the University of Illinoi . . .