Bird flu detected in Polk County backyard flock
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday the highly contagious disease confirmed in Polk County is easily transmitted among wild and domestic bird species. (Les Zaitz/Oregon Capital Chronicle)
A highly contagious avian flu was confirmed Thursday in a backyard flock of duck and geese in Polk County.
The flock’s owner notified a private veterinarian after at least one bird suddenly died, and other birds in the flock were showing clinical signs consistent with the disease,…
