Articles filed under Avian/Bird Flu
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Michigan agency: Bird flu found in backyard flock
Apr 15, 2022 5:01 PM - Avian influenza has been confirmed in a backyard poultry flock in Livingston County, the state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says
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200+ birds dead in suspected avian flu outbreak at Barrington lakeApr 14, 2022 8:19 PM - More than 200 birds have been found dead in the past week at Baker's Lake forest preserve in Barrington, and the culprit is suspected to be the avian flu strain that's sweeping the country, officials said Thursday.
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2 bird flu cases confirmed in US zoos as virus spreads
Apr 14, 2022 2:33 PM - Two cases of bird flu have been confirmed in U.S. zoos, but officials said they won't order widespread euthanasia of zoo birds the way they have on farms
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Bird flu's grisly question: how to kill millions of poultry
Apr 7, 2022 2:32 PM - When cases of bird flu are found on poultry farms officials act quickly to slaughter all the birds in that flock even when it numbers in the millions, but animal welfare groups say their methods are inhumane
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Zoos hiding birds as avian flu spreads in North America
Apr 6, 2022 1:21 PM - Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly contagious and potentially deadly avian influenza
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DNR confirms avian flu in wild birds in 3 Michigan counties
Mar 25, 2022 1:09 PM - The state Department of Natural Resources says avian influenza has been confirmed in wild birds found in three southeastern Michigan counties
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Federal officials confirm bird flu detected in New York
Feb 19, 2022 7:49 PM - A highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a non-commercial backyard flock of birds on Long Island in New York
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State officials: Bird flu found at 3rd Indiana turkey farm
Feb 17, 2022 3:57 PM - State officials say a strain of avian flu has been found at a third commercial turkey farm in southern Indiana
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US bird flu case puts chicken, turkey farms on high alert
Feb 15, 2022 6:11 PM - Farms that raise turkeys and chickens for meat and eggs are on high alert, fearing a repeat of a widespread bird flu outbreak in 2015 that killed 50 million birds across 15 states and cost the federal government nearly $1 billion
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Agencies: Avian flu found in birds at Indiana turkey farm
Feb 9, 2022 1:15 PM - Federal and state agencies say a strain of avian flu that can cause high mortality rates among birds has been confirmed at a commercial turkey farm in southern Indiana
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