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New York Shuts Down Live Poultry Markets Amid Bird Flu Outbreak

Governor Hochul orders weeklong closure around New York City as precautionary measure.

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This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow). CDC/NIAID via AP
PERRY CHIARAMONTE
PERRY CHIARAMONTE

Governor Hochul has ordered all markets selling live poultry to shut down around New York City after a spate of bird flu infections were discovered.

A total of seven cases of avian influenza were discovered during routine inspections of live bird markets at Queens, the Bronx, and Brooklyn. Out of an abundance of caution, the governor said she has ordered all markets in the five boroughs and neighboring Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk counties to be closed until at least February 14.

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PERRY CHIARAMONTE
PERRY CHIARAMONTE

Mr. Chiaramonte was an investigative reporter and producer at Fox News, a correspondent for the New York Post, and a news editor for the Messenger.

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