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Mar 10, 2021 Wageningen University, located in The Netherlands, has released research findings from a project conducted on a poultry farm that suffered visits from wild waterfowl, which are a source of avian influenza virus. The study revealed that when a laser was in use, a 99.7% reduction rate in wild bird visits was recorded. Since 2003, 15 countries have recorded avian influenza virus in humans. Most cases of the virus in people have been linked to contact with infected poultry Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR), part of the Wageningen University previously discovered that a medium-sized waterfowl, known as a Mallard, (an avian flu virus high-risk bird species) was frequenting a free-range area of a poultry farm from sunset to sunrise. This was notable from November to February, which is the typical bird migration period and when avian influenza virus is more prevalent. Therefore, chickens in the free-range area had increased exposure to the virus, due to the ....