Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Please welcome Connecticut and Rhode Island to the Bird Flu stage

 

Map:  Meyer Hatchery Blog (arrow added)
Bottom headline:  ecoRI News, 1/27/2025
The H5N1 strain of avian influenza was discovered in a non-commercial farm flock in southern Washington County, according to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. 
On Jan. 24, staff from DEM’s Division of Agriculture and Forest Environment’s Animal Health Unit euthanized a flock of about 40 birds to prevent the spread of the disease. Rhode Island previously had an H5N1 infection in a non-commercial backyard flock in 2022 in Newport County.  
The Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory recently detected bird flu in a backyard flock in New Haven County, CT News Junkie reported Jan. 27. Officials didn’t specify what municipality the birds were in or what species of birds were part of the flock.

Related posts:
January 2025
Food fads for pets put them at risk of bird flu.  (1/18)
Which states lost the most commercial birds to HPAI in 2024? (1/11)

December 2024
Bird flu in chickens:  IT'S EVERYWHERE IT'S EVERYWHERE!!  (12/18)


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