San Joaquin County at center of bird flu crisis with over 627,800 egg-laying hens infected

AS BIRD FLU takes it toll around the nation, San Joaquin County has jumped to the forefront, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture reporting the virus has spread to 627,800 commercial egg-laying chickens.

The disclosure underscores how quickly the highly pathogenic avian influence, or HPAI, is spreading. It was only a month ago that the virus first showed up here on a chicken farm.