2 Bird Flu Cases Confirmed in US Zoos as Virus Spreads

2 Bird Flu Cases Confirmed in US Zoos as Virus Spreads
A sign is displayed instructing visitors of a closed bird exhibit at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 5, 2022. Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo
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OMAHA, Neb.—Two cases of bird flu have been confirmed in U.S. zoos, but officials said they won’t order widespread euthanasia of zoo birds the way they have on farms.

U.S. Department of Agriculture spokesman Mike Stepien declined to release any details about the zoo cases Thursday, including which two zoos were involved.