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57,000 Ducks Euthanized Amid Avian Flu Resurgence

10/31/2025

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A Sonoma County duck farm is euthanizing 57,000 ducks due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza resurgence.
The outbreak has affected 288,000 birds in California this year.
Since September 1, 3.88 million birds have been lost to the virus or culling.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk to humans is low.
About 70 people have been infected, mostly poultry workers, with no confirmed person-to-person transmission.

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Story summary

A Sonoma County duck farm is euthanizing 57,000 ducks due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza resurgence.
The outbreak has affected 288,000 birds in California this year.
Since September 1, 3.88 million birds have been lost to the virus or culling.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk to humans is low.
About 70 people have been infected, mostly poultry workers, with no confirmed person-to-person transmission.