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Arizona: Third commercial farm tests positive for bird flu

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A third commercial farm in Arizona has tested positive for avian flu, according to the Arizona Department of Agriculture. A third Maricopa County commercial farm has tested positive for Avian Influenza, according to the Arizona Department of Agriculture. Poultry at the latest farm to test positive started showing signs of the bird flu on May 29 and samples were submitted to the Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Lab and then to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, where Avian Influenza was confirmed. 

Eggs produced after signs of the bird flu were noticed have not entered the food supply, and there have been no signs of illness in humans, according to the Arizona Department of Agriculture. 

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