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Tracking avian flu
Director of the Department of Agriculture, Wilbur Welcome, says the DOA is collecting samples on all three islands to continue monitoring the spread of avian flu.
He says local eggs are safe to eat due to the DOA’s biosecurity measures for poultry farms.
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Cayman bird flu traced to migratory birds, officials say
The bird flu outbreak detected in West Bay late last week is believed to have been introduced through migratory birds or chickens that had contact with them, according to Department of Agriculture Senior Veterinary Officer Dr. Tiffany Chisholm.
The first confirmed case was identified on 28 Nov. in a chicken at a farm on Cemetery Road, after several turkeys were found dead, marking what Chisholm described as the effective start of the local outbreak. Subsequent testing detected the virus in chickens, quail, farmed ducks, a wild whistling duck and a goose at the same site.
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