Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Watching wild bird migration flyways to prepare against more HPAI

By David B. Strickland - Poultry Times Editor dstrickland@poultrytimes.com

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GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The spring migration season is almost here, and with it will come more than 3 billion wild birds from warmer climates heading north, and as always is the case, the potential for additional spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Wild waterfowl such as ducks and geese have been culprits in the spread, but with the mutation of the H5N1 virus, additional species are now contributing to the virus making its way around the globe.

A research team from the University of New South Wales in Australia has investigated the spread of H5N1 through the world’s wild bird. . .

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