PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island officials on Friday afternoon confirmed the presence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in a noncommercial farm flock in southern Washington County.

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A backyard flock in New Haven County has contracted bird flu, marking the second case of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Connecticut, according to the CT Department of Agriculture. Bird flu,

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said the H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected in a noncommercial flock in southern Washington County. RIDEM said that it euthanized 40 birds in order to “minimize their suffering from the infection and prevent the spread of the disease to other birds.

The Connecticut Department of Agriculture says bird flu has been found in a backyard flock in New Haven County.

The last duck farm on New York's Long Island is facing an uncertain future after a bird flu outbreak forced the culling of nearly 100,000 ducks. The highly contagious H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu,

A Long Island farm will reportedly euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after a bird flu outbreak transpired at the eastern New York facility.

As more cases of bird flu emerge across the country, public health leaders in New York City are watching warily -- and making preparations in case the virus becomes a more immediate threat.