Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected In Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources' Division of Animal Health announced via a press release this week the detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Essex County. The state agency said it took necessary action to depopulate and dispose of a non-commercial, mixed-species backyard flock of non-poultry birds in Essex County due to the virus. The birds on the premises died suddenly without displaying any other clinical signs indicative of of the virus, the agency said. Ho

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources' Division of Animal Health announced via a press release this week the detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Essex County. The state agency said it took necessary action to depopulate and dispose of a non-commercial, mixed-species backyard flock of non-poultry birds in Essex County due to the virus. The birds on the premises died suddenly without displaying any other clinical signs indicative of of the virus, the agency said. Ho…