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.
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