Botulism -- New Zealand
Avian botulism is thought to be behind the deaths of up to 400 mainly mallard ducks at Waikanae beach's Pharazyn Reserve, Kapiti Coast District Council parks and recreation manager Alison Law said.
The council was working with animal welfare groups to collect sick and dead birds from the reserve and had posted signs warning pet owners to take care.
A bird carcass had been sent to Massey University's Wildbase Pathology unit for testing for the disease, Law said. "Although it is widely
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