NY poultry markets shut down as a precaution over bird flu
Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Live bird markets in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County will be shut down for a week after seven cases of avian flu in poultry were found at live bird markets in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens, state officials said Friday.The cases were discovered during routine inspections. All infected flocks will be depopulated, officials said.The state stressed the shutdowns are prudent […]