Bird flu found in backyard flock in New London County | 17 Jan 2025 | (CT) A backyard flock in New London County has contracted bird flu after contact with wild waterfowl in a nearby pond, according to the state Department of Agriculture. They said there have been no human cases in Connecticut. The department learned on Wednesday that the flock of family pets, which includes chicken, ducks and peacocks, had contracted Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, also known as H5N1. State officials are urging poultry owners and producers to enhance biosecurity protocols to protect their backyard and commercial poultry flocks against H5N1. [Do not comply.]

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