Highly Contagious Bird Flu Outbreak Has Wildlife Centers Scrambling To Isolate Birds

CBS San Francisco

August 9, 2022

California wildlife officials made an announcement on July 15 that sent shivers through the animal care community: there is a bird flu outbreak.

Three cases of bird flu, or influenza, were discovered in the Sacramento area. Since then, more infected birds have been found in Sonoma County, and now wildlife facilities are scrambling to isolate themselves from the virus.

When 11-year-old Izzy Dettweiler shakes a box of oats, her ten chickens come running. She's cared for them in her backyard for more than a year now.

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