Over 100,000 Ducks to Be Euthanized at New York Farm Over Bird Flu - Reports

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2025-01-24

MOSCOW, January 24 (Sputnik) - More than 100,000 ducks will be euthanized at a farm in the US state of New York after bird flu was detected, the ABC News broadcaster reported. Suffolk County Health Commissioner Gregson Pigott said that an investigation had been launched, the report said on Thursday. He also added that the risk to public health remains low, since the virus "at this point is not transmissible among humans." "Unfortunately, when......

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