US Reports First Outbreak Of H7N9 Bird Flu On Poultry Farm Since 2017

Reuters (3/17, Hamaide) says, “The United States reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, as the country continues to grapple with another bird flu strain that has infected humans and caused egg prices to hit record highs.” The most recent “outbreak of H7N9 in the U.S., detected on a farm of 47,654 commercial broiler breeder chickens in Noxubee, Mississippi, was confirmed on March 13, the Paris-based World Animal Health Organisation said in a report on Monday, citing” US authorities.