H5N2 auf einer Farm in Iowa mit 5 Millionen Huehnern
so viele auf einer Farm hab ich noch nie gesehen


Carol Cardona, professor of avian medicine:
"It's been really troubling to understand how in the world this can possibly be happening,
This is so unusual that we can't help but think something different must be going on

Fouchier:
> Another theory suggests the viruses may have changed in a way that makes it easier
> for wild birds to catch and carry the poultry flu strains, "It's possible upon genetic mixing
> with wild bird viruses, these viruses have become more capable of spreading through wild birds,"

strong spring winds
some researchers say it's possible the virus could have been blown into turkey buildings,
if it was attached to field debris or feathers.

Lou Cornicelli, wildlife research manager :
"It is extraordinarily unlikely that avian influenza in the turkey flock in Minnesota has anything
to do with wild birds," ...

Arkansas officials doubt the role of migratory birds in their state's outbreak, too,