Backgrounder on avian flu for poultry producers. Includes theories about the sources of avian flu, and information on transmission, prevention, surveillance, response, and eradication of the virus, as well as risks to people. Written by Anne Fanatico, National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) Sept 2006.

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