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Normally found in migratory waterfowl (swans, geese, ducks, etc), avian influenza is rarely harmful to those species but is deadly to domestic chickens and turkeys as well as wild raptor species. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)

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Avian flu strikes Flathead Valley
July 30, 2022 midnight

Avian flu strikes Flathead Valley

According to a press release from the Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL), Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in a Flathead County backyard poultry flock consisting of seven animals Monday, July 24.

Flathead backyard poultry producers helping fight the spread of avian flu
May 8, 2022 midnight

Flathead backyard poultry producers helping fight the spread of avian flu

Flathead's backyard poultry producers are taking precautions to help stop the spread of a new strain of avian flu that is decimating flocks around the country.