Long Island's Last Duck Farm Euthanizes Entire Flock Due to Bird Flu Outbreak

99,000 ducks to be euthanized after bird flu outbreak at New York farm

After a Long Island farm was forced to euthanize 99,000 birds due to a bird flu outbreak, the impact of the virus continues to grow nationwide. More than 130 million birds have been infected across all 50 states. Dr. Kavita Patel reports on what this means for public health, the risks of the virus spreading to domestic animals, including dairy cows, and the potential for human-to-human transmission.

They detect avian flu at a duck farm in Long Island, New York. More than 100,000 ducks will be slaughtered as a containment measure.

New York farm forced to kill entire flock of 100,000 ducks amid bird flu outbreak

The bird flu outbreak at Crescent Duck Farm in Long Island, New York has forced the farm to euthanize its entire flock of 100,000 ducks.

Long Island farm forced to euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after bird flu detected

A farm in Long Island, New York, is being forced to euthanize its flock of more than 100,000 ducks after health officials detected cases of bird flu.

Bird flu forces Long Island, N.Y., farm to kill 100,000 ducks

The owner of the Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, N.Y., has been forced to euthanize its flock of more than 100,000 ducks due to positive bird flu tests.

Bird flu ravages Long Island’s last major duck farm; 100,000 birds to be killed

Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue will have to euthanize every bird at the facility after H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in the flock.