Avian Cholera — United States
An outbreak of avian cholera has killed about 500 birds at the McNary National Wildlife Refuge near Burbank [Walla Walla County, WA] in the last week [16 – 22 Jan 2017].
The disease is not unusual in cold and wet weather, said Dan Haas of the Mid-Columbia River National Wildlife Refuge Complex. But he does not remember a previous outbreak at the McNary refuge.
Birds are particularly susceptible this year [2017] because the cold and snow have left them stressed, he said.
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