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Last updated on Sunday, January 28, 2018
(GIBSON CO.) - Wildlife officials have confirmed the presence of avian cholera in geese from western Gibson County.
Avian cholera is common among North American waterfowl, although the Gibson County detection is the first time the disease has been documented in wild birds in Indiana.
In total about 350 birds--mostly snow geese--have been found dead since the beginning of December.
Avian cholera poses minimal risk to humans or to the commercial poultry industry, but it is highly contagious among wild birds, especially waterfowl.
To help prevent the spread of avian cholera, waterfowl hunters in southwest Indiana should consider cleaning and disinfecting their gear, including waders and decoys, using warm, soapy water.
Animals known or suspected to be ill should not be consumed.
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