article_snippet: Avian cholera is thought to have killed at least 2,000 snow geese that fell dead from the sky in Idaho Idaho while migrating to nesting grounds on the northern coast of Alaska, wildlife managers said Monday.
article_snippet: Avian cholera is suspected in the deaths of at least 2,000 snow geese that fell dead from the sky in IdahoIdaho, like the one seen here .
article_snippet: Avian cholera is believed to be the culprit in the deaths of at least 2,000 snow geese that fell dead from the sky in Idaho mostly because of the way the birds died, he said. '
article_snippet: Humans face a small risk of contracting Avian cholera but the more immediate threat is to wildlife in the vicinity of contaminated carcasses, agency spokesman Gregg Losinski said.
article_snippet: contracted avian cholera during a migration that saw avian cholera wing north from wintering grounds in the American Southwest and Mexico, agency spokesman Gregg Losinski said.
article_snippet: Outbreaks of avian cholera have occurred sporadically in the region over the past few decades,' Upper Snake Regional Supervisor Steve Schmidt said.
article_snippet: avian cholera is the most important infectious disease affecting wild waterfowl in North America, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. '
highlights_snippet: Avian cholera is suspected in the deaths of at least 2,000 snow geese that fell dead from the sky in Idaho, wildlife managers said Monday .
  
highlights_snippet: Humans face a small risk of contracting the disease, Carcasses  said .
  
highlights_snippet: Avian cholera is the most important infectious disease affecting wild waterfowl in North America, according to the U.S. Geological Survey .