By Andrew R. Rhorer
Special to Poultry Times
COVINGTON, Ga. — Avian Influenza (AI) viruses can be classified into low pathogenic and highly pathogenic forms based on the severity of the illness they cause. Most AI virus strains are low pathogenic (LP) and typically cause few or no clinical signs in infected birds. The World Organization for Animal Health (also known as the OIE), an international body that, among other things, classifies animal diseases, considers subtypes of LPAI other than H5 and H7 to be low-risk diseases and does not require outbreaks of them to be reported by. . .

