Avian flu has reached new corners of the globe and become endemic for the first time in some wild birds that transmit the virus to poultry, according to veterinarians and disease experts, who warn it is now a year-round problem.
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Wild birds are primarily responsible for spreading the virus, according to experts. Waterfowl like ducks can carry the disease without dying and introduce it to poultry through contaminated feces, saliva and other means.In the United States, Rose Acre Farms, the country's second-largest egg producer, lost about 1.
"It's a new war," said Bret Marsh, the state veterinarian in the U.S. state of Indiana."It's basically a 12-month vigil." While the virus can infect people, usually those who have contact with infected birds, the World Health Organization says the risk to humans is low.
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