Most of those infections have been seen in wild bird populations, with two known instances of backyard poultry flocks catching the virus in Connecticut. There have been no instances yet of ...

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Bird flu has now been confirmed in two backyard flocks, according to the Connecticut Department of Agriculture. A backyard flock in New London County was identified with the virus and consisted of ...

Between 2022 and 2024, the USDA documented 63 positive bird flu cases in Connecticut’s wild bird ... it is currently not testing waterfowl and backyard birds. “There isn’t value in testing ...

GUILFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The bird flu wiped out another backyard flock in Connecticut: this time in New Haven County. The first flock was in New London County and now the second one is in Guilford.