Republican governor Scott Walker declares state of emergency because three flocks of poultry have become infected in the past week
Wisconsin has declared a state of emergency over a bird flu outbreak that is infecting US poultry and Governor Scott Walker said on Monday he has authorized the state’s National Guard to help contain the disease.
The Republican governor declared the emergency because three flocks have become infected in the past week, according to a statement from his office. The infected birds were chickens at an egg-laying facility, turkeys and a backyard flock of mixed-breed birds, comprising more than 326,000 birds in all.
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