# Avian influenza spread beyond a backyard coop on an Illinois farm, analysis finds

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- Published: 2026-11-05T20:30:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-11-avian-influenza-backyard-coop-illinois.html
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An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that nearly wiped out an Illinois farmer's backyard flock also spread to a domestic cat and wild rats on the farm, an analysis of the animals by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the University of Missouri Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory found.

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