Bird flu infects northern California backyard flock

 

Headline:  CBS News, 10/23/2026

Colman Petit reports:

Roughly 90 birds in two Northern California backyard flocks have tested positive for avian influenza in October, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. 

The department said that approximately 40 birds in a backyard flock in Sacramento County were confirmed positive for the disease on Oct. 5, and roughly 50 birds in a Solano County backyard flock were confirmed positive on Oct. 20.

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