New York state officials have ordered a one-week shutdown of live bird markets in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester after positive cases of avian flu were detected in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.

O n Feb. 7, New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued an order to temporarily close live bird markets after seven cases of avian influenza, or bird flu, were detected in markets in Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx in the past week. The closures apply to bird markets in New York City, Westchester, Suffolk, and Nassau counties.

New York's governor says there's no immediate threat to public health; no cases of avian flu have been detected among humans in New York