IT’S A HIGHLY VIRULENT STRAIN THAT AFFECTS WILD AND DOMESTIC BIRDS. OFFICIALS WITH THE STATE’S GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT FOUND THE STRAIN IN A DUCK TESTED AT THE BOSQUE DEL APACHE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.
IT’S THE FIRST TIME AVIAN INFLUENZA HAS BEEN FOUND HERE. IT FIRST APPEARED IN THE U-S LATE LAST YEAR. THE STRAIN FOUND HERE IS NOT THE SAME AS THE ONE THAT HAS INFECTED HUMANS IN ASIA, AFRICA, EUROPE AND CANADA.
