Avian Cholera -- United States
Wildlife officials have confirmed the presence of avian cholera in geese from western Gibson County. Diagnostic testing was conducted at the US Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center.
Avian cholera is common among North American waterfowl, although the Gibson County detection is the 1st time the disease has been documented in wild birds in Indiana.
In total about 350 birds -- mostly snow geese -- have been found dead since the beginning of December [2017]. Tens of thousands
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5591927&promed&0
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