A bird flu outbreak is quickly spreading across the U.S. The San Diego Zoo is taking measures to protect their birds now. How can you protect your own birds? An official from the San Diego Zoo discusses.
SAN DIEGO – An outbreak of bird flu elsewhere in the U.S., but which is spreading, has prompted the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park to begin preparing for an outbreak.
The HAN1 avian flu initially appeared was in North Carolina and has since broken out in more than half the states in the country, spreading as far west as Utah and resulting in the killing of 27 million turkeys, chickens and other birds, according to federal officials, who said this week that two zoos have reported the virus in their bird collections. They would not disclose which zoos those were.
Hendrik Nollens, Vice President of Wildlife Health at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, joined KUSI’s Hunter Sowards on “Good Evening San Diego” to discuss how the zoo alliance is preparing to protect its birds from avian flu.
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