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To protect poultry against avian flu, avoid contact with wild birds

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on January 28, 2025

Geese have begun migrating north. This flock is fueling up near the Duck Pond in Blacksburg. (Credit: Roxy Todd / Radio IQ)

Avian, or bird, flu, continues to spread across the United States, mostly at poultry and cattle farms. There have been at least 66 confirmed cases in humans, and one person died earlier this month.

Poultry farmers and people with backyard flocks can protect their animals, and themselves, by limiting exposure to wild birds, as Roxy Todd reports.

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