The Oregon Department of Agriculture rules are a measure to prevent the introduction of High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI) for livestock fairs and shows. Includes waterfowl and other poultry, dairy cattle, and swine.
H5N1 is a bird flu virus that could make you sick. Wear recommended personal protective equipment (PPE) when working directly or closely with sick or dead animals, animal feces, litter, raw milk, and other materials that might have the virus. Learn more from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
If you find a sick or dead bird, don’t touch it, report it. Oregon Department of Agriculture is asking for the public’s help in detecting HPAI, a serious and deadly disease in domestic poultry and in waterfowl (ducks and geese). Tracking cases is critical. ODA asks bird owners to report unusual increases in illness or death rates in their flocks.