ABC 7 reported that it was the largest month-to- month jump since 1985.
Geese and ducks migrating to the Midwest's poultry farm and leaving droppings was cited as the main reason egg-laying hens were being infected with the disease.
Estimates put the number of affected hens at 40 million, an eighth of the nationwide hen population. ABC 7 noted.
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