HPAI is considered low risk to humans, the agency said, and there have been no human cases in New England during the current outbreak. The post Bird flu detected in small backyard flock in Vermont appeared first on Boston.

"Low risk to human health" The agency said bird flu "is considered to be low risk to human health," but the people who came in contact with the infected birds and their surroundin

Vermont officials reported an H5N1 bird flu outbreak in a backyard flock, leading to the culling of affected birds.