DEM Confirms Domestic Bird Case of Avian Flu
6 days ago · DEM Confirms Domestic Bird Case of Avian Flu Published on Friday, January 24, 2025 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today is announcing the presence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in a noncommercial farm flock in southern Washington County. Earlier today, staff from DEM’s Division of Agriculture and Forest Environment’s Animal Health ...
NEW: DEM Confirms Domestic Bird Case of Avian Flu in RI, Says …
5 days ago · The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) on Friday afternoon announced the "presence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in a noncommercial farm flock in southern Washington ...
RI DEM: H5N1 avian flu detected in Washington County flock
5 days ago · Rhode Island previously had an H5N1 infection in a noncommercial backyard flock in 2022.
H5N1 (Avian Influenza) - Rhode Island
H5N1 (also called avian influenza or bird flu) is a virus that infects wild birds (such as ducks, gulls, and shorebirds) and has caused outbreaks in dairy cattle and poultry (chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese) facilities across the US.
Avian Influenza - Department of Health
What Rhode Island is Doing to Protect People from H5N1 Influenza To protect people who work on poultry farms, on dairy farms, and in slaughterhouses against H5N1 influenza, Rhode Island is making select types of personal protective equipment (PPE), like Tyvek suits, gloves, face shields, and N95 masks, available to these workers at no cost.
Rhode Island DEM detects H5N1 avian flu in non-commercial …
5 days ago · The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced the presence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in a non-commercial farm flock in southern Washington County. DEM staff ...
State’s DEM euthanizes 40 birds with avian flu - PressReader
5 days ago · Rhode Island previously had an H5N1 infection in a noncommercial backyard flock in 2022. “DEM’s proactive response plan to H5N1 bird detections includes responding quickly to reports of sick or dying domestic birds, obtaining samples, and submitting these samples to nationally accredited labs for a diagnosis,” said State Veterinarian ...
RIDEM confirms bird flu in domestic flock - ABC6
5 days ago · PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said the H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected in a noncommercial flock in southern Washington County ...
R.I. reports case of bird flu in noncommercial farm flock
5 days ago · PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island officials on Friday afternoon confirmed the presence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in a noncommercial farm flock in southern Washington County.
‘The environment cannot be sterilized;’ state veterinarian ... - ABC6
5 days ago · PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management held a briefing Friday evening after notifying the public that bird flu was detected in a domestic flock in the ...
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