{"id":460500,"date":"2022-06-10T09:52:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T06:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/arizona-officials-confirm-bird-flu-cases-in-southwest\/"},"modified":"2022-06-10T09:52:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T06:52:41","slug":"arizona-officials-confirm-bird-flu-cases-in-southwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/arizona-officials-confirm-bird-flu-cases-in-southwest\/","title":{"rendered":"#Arizona officials confirm bird flu cases in Southwest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df3da47dcb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df3da47dcb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/arizona-officials-confirm-bird-flu-cases-in-southwest\/#%E2%80%9CArizona_officials_confirm_bird_flu_cases_in_Southwest%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Arizona officials confirm bird flu cases in Southwest&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CArizona_officials_confirm_bird_flu_cases_in_Southwest%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Arizona officials confirm bird flu cases in Southwest&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Arizona officials have confirmed the first cases in the Southwest of a bird flu that has led to the deaths of 37 million birds from commercial farms in the central and eastern U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The disease was spotted after tests by federal wildlife officials in three wild cormorants that had been found dead in a park in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale, Arizona <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> and Fish officials announced this week.<\/p>\n<p>The disease has not yet been found in any domestic birds or in commercial operations, the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>But it is a concern, according to Glenn Hickman, president and CEO of Hickman Family Farms, one of the largest egg producers in the Southwest. Hickman operates four chicken ranches in Arizona, one in California and two in Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>The company has stopped any visits to its farms and doublechecked its biosecurity program, which is designed to prevent its <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roximately 2 million chickens from being infected. Its chickens are kept in barns that are secured so that wild birds can\u2019t enter, and any people or tools that enter are disinfected.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1238162507.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Arizona Game and Fish officials have been closely monitoring for the disease by responding to all calls of dead birds.\" class=\"wp-image-22605445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1238162507.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1238162507.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1238162507.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1238162507.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Arizona Game and Fish officials have been closely monitoring for the disease by responding to all calls of dead birds.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">dpa\/picture alliance via Getty I<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The company dodged a scare recently when the avian flu was found in a flock 3 miles from one of its Colorado farms, Hickman said Thursday. And while he\u2019s concerned about the Scottsdale find, its not anywhere near as concerning as if a nearby commercial operation had an outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose are a lot scarier because the massive amount of virus that is potentially produced when you have a large population is much more than the relatively small amount of virus per bird in the wild bird population,\u201d he said. None of his farms were affected.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona Game and Fish officials have been closely monitoring for the disease, which had been no closer than Colorado before this week\u2019s announcement, by responding to all calls of dead birds.<\/p>\n<p>Anne Justice-Allen, the department\u2019s wildlife veterinarian, said calls from the public alerted her agency to the dead cormorants, water-loving birds that often nest in groups. The three juveniles had fallen out of their nests and were spotted dead by morning walkers in the park, who called wildlife officials.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/xpndfj.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"684\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/xpndfj.jpg?w=684\" alt=\"Glenn Hickman, CEO of Hickman Family Farms, had his company stop visits to its farms and doublechecked its biosecurity program. \" class=\"wp-image-22605380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/xpndfj.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 684w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/xpndfj.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=342 342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\"\/><figcaption>Glenn Hickman, CEO of Hickman Family Farms, had his company stop visits to its farms and doublechecked its biosecurity program. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Hickman Family Farms<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a good thing they did,\u201d Justice-Allen said, because they were able to collect the birds and test them before park workers removed them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a high suspicion that it was something that we do not normally see,\u201d Justice-Allen said. \u201cWe have resident cormorants in the area, and we do not normally see mortality events in them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Justice-Allen said a major concern is backyard flocks of chickens, which are allowed in parts of metro Phoenix. The disease has been found in many homeowner flocks across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Bird owners should watch for symptoms like birds not eating or lethargy, runny noses, seizures or diarrhea, she said. Anyone seeing those symptoms should call the state Department of Agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>The first U.S. detection of the new strain of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/bird-flu\">highly contagious avian flu in domestic poultry was in February in Indiana<\/a>. More than 37 million birds have been killed to prevent the infection from spreading since then.<\/p>\n<p>As of June 3, it had been detected in wild birds in 40 states, but not in California, Arizona, Nevada or New Mexico. Commercial flocks in 19 states have been infected.<\/p>\n<p>Once an infection is found, the birds won\u2019t recover and are killed to prevent spreading the illness, Justice-Allen said.<\/p>\n<p>The outbreak has not only killed domestic fowl. It has also had a heavy toll on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-business-minnesota-environment-0ec6d3f11b09ddd023d7d5d50ab7f8c1\">bald eagles and other wild bird species<\/a>, much more so than the nation\u2019s last bird flu outbreak detected in 2014. That outbreak cost more than 50 million domestic poultry.<\/p>\n<p>Hickman said egg producers are so far making up for lost production from outbreaks affecting flocks this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I can speak pretty firmly that regardless of how many birds that have been affected and depopulated, there are still eggs on every shelf in every grocery store in America,\u201d Hickman said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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