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Avian flu found in backyard flock in Virginia, officials warn
by: Colleen Guerry
Posted: Sep 1, 2022 / 05:53 PM EDT
Updated: Sep 1, 2022 / 05:53 PM EDT
CAROLINE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — Virginia agriculture officials say they have discovered the Commonwealth’s second flock of domesticated birds with avian flu this year.
According to a statement from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) that was shared with WFXR News, the first backyard flock detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) of 2022 was in February in Fauquier County.
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Then, on Saturday, Aug. 27, VDACS officials say they were notified that approximately 15 birds from a backyard flock of about 100 ducks, geese, and chickens — which were pets, not commercial poultry — had died in the previous 24 hours in Caroline County...