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• According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the mortality rate of DVE can be as high as 60% of all infected birds. Of those who survive the infection, many become carriers of the virus with no outward signs of illness. These carriers will shed the virus periodically, but are not identifiable as a “sick” bird.
