The U.S. Agriculture Department is worried about a possible bird flu resurgence in the fall, following an outbreak that has killed more than 48 million chickens and turkeys since December in the largest animal health emergency in U.S. history.
Wild birds that spread the virus will very likely carry it when they begin migrating south in the fall, John Clifford, the USDA’s chief veterinary officer, said in remarks prepared for a U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on Tuesday.
Poultry producers in a migratory bird route along the east coast, called the Atlantic Flyway, should prepare for the first infections of the disease, he added.
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