Avian Cholera — United States
An estimated 500 to 600 ducks and geese have died due to avian cholera near Parma in western Idaho.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game in a news release [Tue 21 Feb 2017] says the birds were found dead on private land on Feb. 9. [2017].
Officials say tests on 2 Canada geese, 6 mallards, and a red-tailed hawk identified avian cholera as the cause of the deaths.
Experts say avian cholera is caused by a bacterium spread by dead or dying birds, and that dense concentrations of
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