Bird Flu Again A Concern For Backyard Flocks

SALEM, OR — Oregon’s Department of Agriculture is again urging the owners of chickens, ducks and geese to take steps to protect their flock from bird flu. “This virus should be assumed to be everywhere,” State Veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz tells KBND News, “If you have domestic poultry and they have the potential to interact with wild waterfowl, they are at risk, regardless of where in the state you live.” Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is transmitted through direct contact, “In a lot of those cases, it’s been a flock of poultry that was mixed species and included ducks or…