The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced the presence of the presence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza.

Last month, a flock of birds in southern Rhode Island was euthanized after they were found to be infected with H5N1 avian influenza. While the threat to public health is considered to be low, Dr.

Farmers, animal rescues and zookeepers in Rhode Island are taking precautions to protect animals, their workers and the general public from bird flu.

"There have been a lot of cases around New England." Rhode Island has had at least two cases of H5N1 in animals. In October 2022 it was detected in a noncommercial backyard flock (non-poultry ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental ... euthanized a flock of around 40 birds infected with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. Over the last month, the ...

B.C's chief veterinarian, Dr. Theresa Burns, urged owners of small or backyard flocks to stay vigilant and implement ...

The current strain of bird flu has only been detected twice in Rhode Island: first in a backyard flock in October 2022 and then again in a fox kit in May 2023. H5N1 has been detected in 67 ...

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The patient contracted H5N1 after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds, the Louisiana Health Department said. In Rhode Island, the DEM and the state ...