Pause in bird flu outbreak is over as commercial and backyard flocks have been hit hard

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reports that after a summer pause, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has returned in significant numbers. Since Sept. 1, another 3.88 million birds have been lost either to the virus or by culling to prevent its spread.  The most recent outbreaks affected 66…