A male lesser scaup at the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center in Maryland. This bird 
was not part of new research. Photograph taken in 2017.

How wild birds may spread avian influenza

First-of-its-kind study tracks wild bird infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza

For the first time, scientists have tracked the movement of a wild bird known to be infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza in North America. The new research, led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), may improve estimates of when and where the virus could spread in the environment and to other birds. There is