Thousands of turkeys killed in Merced County as officials battle avian flu outbreak

Fresno Bee

More than 64,000 turkeys at a Merced County poultry operation are being killed after agriculture officials recently discovered they were infected with the highly pathogenic avian influenza. The highly contagious and deadly virus has become the scourge of the poultry industry since an outbreak began in 2022. More than 92 million poultry and wild birds have been killed in the U.S. as part of an eradication effort, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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