TennesseeChicken breeding hub reports bird flu casesA commercial chicken breeding facility in south-central Tennessee has been hit by a strain of bird flu, agriculture officials said Sunday. The state Agriculture Department said tests confirmed the presence of the H7 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a facility in Lincoln County. The facility alerted the state veterinarian’s office Friday about an increase in chicken deaths. The facility and about 30 other poultry farms within a six-mile radius of the site are under quarantine. Since early January, there has been a rash of vandalism at Jewish cemeteries and 122 bomb threats against Jewish organizations in three dozen states.

Source: Washington Post March 05, 2017 23:32 UTC