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Experts warn residents with backyard chickens as a new bird flu hits Texas

Joseph Leahy, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on April 22, 2022 · State and federal agencies have confirmed Texas’ first case of a “highly pathogenic” avian influenza, but commercial egg and poultry operations have so far avoided outbreaks and widespread losses seen in other regions.

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