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 o...
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-11-avian-influenza-backyard-coop-illinois.html)