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U.S. finds first case of H5N2 bird flu in commercial chicken flock

CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday confirmed the first case of a lethal strain of bird flu in a commercial chicken flock, widening the impact of a virus that has already killed hundreds of thousands of turkeys this year. The H5N2 flu strain infected a commercial flock of 200,000 chickens in Jefferson County, Wisc., which is located between Madison and Milwaukee, according to the USDA. (Reporting

U.S. finds first case of H5N2 bird flu in commercial chicken flock

CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday confirmed the first case of a lethal strain of bird flu in a commercial chicken flock, widening the impact of a virus that has already killed hundreds of thousands of turkeys this year. The H5N2 flu strain infected a commercial flock of 200,000 chickens in Jefferson County, Wisc., which is located between Madison and Milwaukee, according to the USDA. (Reporting