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Health officials said the US man keeps a mixed backyard flock of domestic poultry that had been exposed to wild birds.
Out on his farm in Dundee Township, Cliff McConville sees geese landing in the fields where his turkeys and chickens graze.
According to a new study, an evolutionary shift around 2020 helped the bird flu virus adapt better to wild birds.
With flu vaccinations down and holiday travel on the way, experts worry that things may look much worse in the weeks ahead.