<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1z1tAQ_1GpcY3q300" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1z1tAQ_1GpcY3q300" width="1280" height="720" ><figcaption>A new detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza was made in an Oregon commercial egg layer operation. The case comes as the Pacific Northwest and California have seen an uptick of bird flu cases — and the death of a Yakima County, Wash., person who became infected. (USDA/Contributed)</figcaption></figure>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...<h2>Pacific Northwest, California see autumn uptick in cases</h2>Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a poultry flock in Oregon, and the new case pushed the state’s death toll from the virus past 1 million domestic birds.Bird flu was confirmed in a Clackamas County commercial flock, according to a Nov. 4 news release from the Oregon Department of Agriculture.The USDA indicated 94,200 birds at an egg layer operation were euthanized.Since the start of the global HPAI outbreak, bird flu has also resulted in the death of 25.5 million domestic birds in California, 4.1 million in Washington and roughly 27,500 in Idaho.The new detection comes as the West Coast is seeing an uptick in avian influenza cases in both birds and dairy herds.HPAI cases are higher in the fall and spring because wild waterfowl spread the virus as they migrate.For domestic flocks, most infections for the region have been in backyard non-poultry birds.However, an Oct. 28 case affected 1.3 million birds at a commercial egg layer in Stanislaus County, Calif.The virus is running rampant in Central Washington dairy farms, with 40 herds catching HPAI in the past month.A Yakima County, Wash., resident exposed to dairy cattle became infected with bird flu and died on Nov. 1. The person was the third to die in the U.S. from HPAI.<h2>Quarantine issued to halt spread</h2>Samples from the Clackamas County flock were first tested at the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Oregon State University, which confirmed HPAI on Nov. 2.The USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed those results Nov. 4.The Oregon state veterinarian placed the Clackamas County flock under quarantine to prevent the spread of the virus and none of the animals or animal products entered the food supply chain.When properly prepared and cooked, poultry meat and egg products remain safe to eat, according to health agencies.ODA provides an online map that helps residents determine whether their properties fall within the active quarantine zone where poultry and poultry product movement control measures are in place.HPAI strains are extremely infectious, often fatal to chickens and can spread rapidly from flock to flock.<h2>Remain vigilant with biosecurity measures</h2>ODA continues to advise commercial poultry producers and backyard flock owners to be vigilant with biosecurity measures and surveillance of flock health. Biosecurity measures include:• Preventing exposure of domestic poultry and livestock to wildlife, especially wild waterfowl.• Limiting the co-mingling of different species of livestock, especially poultry with pigs, ducks or dairy cattle.• Washing your hands before and after handling animals.• Properly cleaning and disinfecting vehicles, tools and equipment.• Limiting unnecessary visitors.• Cleaning and disinfecting footwear after visiting locations with birds.• Changing clothes upon contact with birds.Residents should report death or illness in domestic birds to the ODA Disease Reporting hotline at 503-986-4711.To report the death of wild birds, contact the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife at 1-866-968-2600 or Wildlife.Health@odfw.oregon.gov.</div></body>

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