News Flash: Avian Influenza on the Olympic Peninsula
Two more detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, this time in Clallam County, make six affected flocks in Washington state. With a half-dozen cases since the first confirmed detection less than a week ago, biosecurity has never been more important for bird owners.
State veterinarians are urging flock owners to be hyper-vigilant in ensuring there is no farm-to-farm transfer of the virus from infected flocks and eliminate exposure of domestic flocks to wild birds as much as possible. Read the full article here: https://agr.wa.gov/…/news-and-media…/news-releases… #HealthyInJeffCoWA
Original source can be found here.
