Avian Flu Outbreak Hits Big apple Town Zoos: Up to fifteen birds suspected dead
A minimum of 3 and, in all likelihood, up to 15 birds have died from avian flu at the Big apple City zoos, in line with the Natural World Conservation Society, which runs the facilities.
The agency confirmed that three geese at the Queens Zoo tested nice positive for the virus, while checks are nevertheless ongoing for 3 ducks and nine wild birds that died at the Bronx Zoo.
"As a precaution, during the last two weeks, we have moved prone hen species to covered areas in our parks," officials said.
On Friday, state officers ordered chicken markets inside the metropolitan vicinity to close for every week after seven instances of avian flu have been detected in the course of ordinary inspections within the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens. Gov. Kathy Hochul said there was no on the spot hazard to public fitness, and the transient closures were done out of an abundance of caution.
Avian flu has hit farms nationwide, leading to the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of birds and driving up egg costs.
The U.S. facilities for ailment manipulate and Prevention have stated the virus poses a low hazard to most of the people. The organization said there were sixty-seven showed cases of bird flu in human beings within the U.S., none of them in big apple.
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