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Snow geese in Kentucky are among flocks of birds across the nation affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza.
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Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
The Louisiana Department of Health reported the state’s first human case of the bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI) in a resident who had exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Highly pathogenic avian influenza recently was found in an Ottawa County poultry facility, Michigan officials said, the first time the disease considered a threat to humans has been found in a poultry facility in more than six months.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2024
Avian influenza viruses, according to the CDC and USDA, are classified into two groups: low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) (often seen in wild birds) and HPAI, found mostly in domestic poultry.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
The Louisiana Department of Health reported the state’s first human case of the bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI) in a resident who had exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Highly pathogenic avian influenza recently was found in an Ottawa County poultry facility, Michigan officials said, the first time the disease considered a threat to humans has been found in a poultry facility in more than six months.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2024
Avian influenza viruses, according to the CDC and USDA, are classified into two groups: low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) (often seen in wild birds) and HPAI, found mostly in domestic poultry.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Pathogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathogenic. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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pathogenic
adjective
patho·gen·ic
-ˈjen-ik 
2
: causing or capable of causing disease
pathogenic microorganisms
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