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BY CENTRAL OREGON DAILY NEWS

  |  https://centraloregondaily.com/bird-flu-deschutes-county-flock/

Wednesday, July 13th 2022

The Oregon Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday a non-commercial flock of 30 chickens and 40 ducks and geese in Deschutes County has been confirmed to have avian influenza, or bird flu. A regional quarantine encompassing Bend and outlying areas is being activated.

This marks the fifth case in Oregon of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture considers this a poultry flock rather than a backyard flock, according to ODA. That’s because the owners sold the birds’ eggs to the public.

The birds have been euthanized and won’t get into the food system, ODA said. The agency says there is no immediate public health concern and says avian influenza does not affect poultry meat or eggs.

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