FACT SHEET – Pandemic Flu

Bird flu has been detected in poultry from time to time in the U. S. through routine testing. In February 2004, there was a bird flu (H5N2) outbreak in a flock of chickens in Texas. In February and March 2004, less severe outbreaks of bird flu occurred in Pennsylvania (H2N2), Delaware (H7N2), New Jersey (H7N2), and Maryland (H7N2). ................
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