The strain is similar—but different—than the strain that has killed millions of chickens, turkeys, and other birds across the Midwest.
A strain of avian influenza never before seen in Indiana has appeared in a backyard "hobby" flock in Whitley County, west of Fort Wayne. Some of the 77 ducks, geese, chicken and turkeys have died, but state officials say they don't know if the disease has spread elsewhere.
