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3.8 Million Pennsylvania Birds Hit With Avian Flu, 19K Linked To Duck Meat Farm
A total of 3.8 million birds have been affected by an outbreak of avian flu in Pennsylvania as of Monday, May 2, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced.
More cases were linked to a seventh commercial farm described only as a "duck meat bird facility" in Lancaster County, with the outbreak having been reported late last month, the USDA said.
More than 19,300 birds at the facility were depopulated, according to a chart on the USDA website.
Most of the cases in Pennsylvania were reported in flocks of commercial table egg layers, totaling about 3,450,100, according to USDA da…
