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Rhode Island previously had an H5N1 infection in a noncommercial backyard flock in 2022. “DEM’s proactive response plan to H5N1 bird detections includes responding quickly to reports of sick ...

DEM staff humanely euthanized a flock of about 40 birds to prevent the spread of the disease. Officials said no person-to-person spread of H5N1 has been detected in the US. Rhode Island has not ...

H5N1 avian influenza was detected in a flock of around 40 birds in Washington County, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced Friday. RIDEM’s Animal Health Unit has since ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has confirmed the presence of bird flu in a noncommercial farm flock in southern Washington County.

A case of measles has been confirmed in Rhode Island for the first time since 2013 ... Larkin added. More:Bird flu is sweeping across the country. Here's how RI is already dealing with it.

Rhode Island last saw a case of avian flu in a noncommercial backyard flock in 2022. “DEM’s proactive response plan to H5N1 bird detections includes responding quickly to reports of sick or ...