Highly contagious bird flu found in a backyard flock at a Suffolk County home, prompting state and federal response to contain outbreak
A dangerous strain of bird flu has been discovered in a private flock of birds at a Long Island home, prompting an urgent state and federal response to contain the contagious disease.
"State officials quarantined the affected premises, and birds on the properties will be depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease. Birds from the flock will not enter the food system," the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said in a statement.
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