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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Erin Keller

Nearly 1 million chickens killed at egg farm as nation’s largest bird flu outbreak grows

Nearly 1 million chickens were killed after bird flu was detected Monday at an Illinois egg farm, marking the nation’s largest active outbreak - (PA)

Nearly 1 million chickens were killed at an Illinois farm after a bird flu outbreak became the nation’s largest active outbreak this week.

The outbreak affected 934,600 birds at a commercial table egg layer facility in Clinton County, Illinois, the United States Department of Agriculture confirmed. It reportedly occurred at Rose Acre Farms, located outside Germantown, village officials told KSDK.

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