The authorities in New York State temporarily closed all live poultry markets in New York City and three suburbs after the discovery of bird flu in seven markets during the past week, according to Friday’s notice.
The virus has wiped more than 156 million chickens, turkey and other birds in the country since it began to spread poultry in 2022. It reduced the losses of white supply chickens, which led to high prices and called for restaurants to raise prices.
The influenza has also had birds of about two -thirds of dairy herds in California, the largest milk producing country, and about 70 people since April.
In New York State, live poultry markets will allow for five days in New York City and three Westchester, Suffolk and Nassau–to clean it and disinfect it to help spread the disease. In a statement.
The authorities have found bird flu in the poultry markets in Queens, Bronx and Brokelin since January 31, according to the statement.
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“Our government agencies have directed to use all available resources to ensure that we take every necessary action to maintain risks to the audience’s decline,” said Hochol.
Wild birds often carry the virus during immigration periods and can be transferred to poultry through direct contact or through contaminated stool or feathers. To contain the virus, poultry is executed when one bird is tested in the herd test positively.
The US Department of Agriculture for the first time this week confirmed a second dynasty of bird flu in American dairy cattle, a discovery of concerns about its spread.
