The highly contagious avian flu was a detected in a non-commercial flock in Pitkin County. The infected chickens will be killed and all affected premises are being quarantined.
U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors confirmed the first case of avian flu in a backyard chicken flock in Colorado on Saturday.
Officials are asking anyone from those with backyard chickens to commercial poultry farms to review biosecurity measures to avoid the further spread of the highly contagious disease. Wild birds typically do not die from the avian flu, but it can be deadly to poultry and other species. It’s most common in waterfowl, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the risk to humans is low.
Prior to the current outbreak, the avian flu hadn’t been confirmed in the U.S. since 2015, though there were no cases in Colorado during that time.
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