TIME : reported that Bird Flu Hits Tennessee Chicken Farm With Tyson Foods Ties

Bird flu was detected in a Tennessee chicken farm contracted with Tyson Foods and 73,500 chickens will be culled as a result, federal officials said Sunday. Risk of human infection remains low, Tennessee state health officials told CNN. "We're responding aggressively, and are working with state and federal officials to contain the virus by euthanizing chickens located on the farm," Tyson Foods said in a statement to CNN. The USDA said it was working with state and company officials to ensure "birds from the flock will not enter the food system." USDA said in a statement that humans should avoid contact with sick or dead poultry.

Bird Flu Hits Tennessee Farm Linked to Tyson Foods

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Bird Flu Found at Tennessee Chicken Farm Affiliated With Tyson Foods

The investigations began after the Tennessee Department of Agriculture on Friday was... The first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza to strike a commercial poultry flock in more than a year has been found on a Tennessee chicken farm affiliated with Tyson Foods Inc., government and company officials confirmed Sunday. The flock of about 73,500 birds, which had been used for breeding, was being destroyed to prevent the disease from spreading further, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said in a statement Sunday.



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