GET ME REWRITE: Bird flu stages comeback while Brooke Rollins @USDA poses for pics with chickens

 

Headline and avian flu tally screengrab:  Axios, 

Portion of article summary:

Driving the news: Influenza was found in 62 commercial and backyard flocks across 17 states in the last month, affecting an estimated 6.6 million birds, according to the USDA. 

• Infections have also been identified in dairy cows, cats and other mammals in a half dozen states in recent months.

• Public health officials say the federal response is hampered by staff cuts at both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Agriculture, immigration enforcement on farms and the government shutdown, which has suspended some activities like a weekly call among animal health laboratories. 

What they're saying: "At USDA, the cupboard is pretty bare when it comes to human resources," said Keith Poulsen, director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

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