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Archive Home > 2004 > May > 31 > Sentinel chickens on guard against West Nile virus

Sentinel chickens on guard against West Nile virus

Some question pesticide use

By Lily Raff / The Bulletin
May 31, 2004

They cluck, peck at the ground and lay eggs like other chickens.

But three flocks of Klamath County fowl are actually undercover agents of public health.

Every two weeks, a few drops of blood are drawn from each "sentinel chicken" and tested for three mosquito-borne viruses, including....

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