Your Avian Flu Food Safety Questions and Concerns ANSWERED!
By Ashley Ellixson Any of you are aware of the avian flu detections that began in December 2014. It is on all radars, not just the poultry industry. Detections have continued through this year and USDA is reporting that thus far, the H5 bird flu virus has been detected in 21 U.S. states. Of the 21 states, 15 have had outbreaks in domestic poultry or captive birds and 6 states have detections in wild birds only. Fortunately, there have been no human detections of the virus