A farm with a case of Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is being investigated by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Authorities say the poultry in the farm has been quarantined after initial laboratory results were returned. The Department of Agriculture describes the Avian influenza as the low pathogenic virus strain H7N3. Authorities add that the virus typically affects birds and extremely rarely affects humans. The National Veterinary Services Laboratory, in Ames, Iowa is currently carrying out tests to determine exactly what type
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