Poultry from a chicken breeder in Mississippi has tested positive for bird flu, according to state officials.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratory notified the Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH) that poultry from a commercial breeder in southeast Mississippi tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu after samples were sent to a federal lab, according to an MBAH statement issued on Monday.
The MBAH said the birds were “depopulated to prevent the spread” and that the area was quarantined.
The affected poultry wasn’t circulated into the food system, the MBAH said, and there’s no risk to food safely from bird flu when chicken and eggs are “handled and cooked properly.”…