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Richard A. Ball

Richard A. Ball

New York State Agriculture Commissioner

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Following seven detections of HPAI in live bird markets in the last week, this Notice and Order is a commonsense measure aimed at getting ahead of the virus, rather than chasing it.

We do not have the dairy strain in New York. We acted quickly last spring to prohibit movement of affected animals into the state.

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Bird flu jumps to mammals

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Overseeing market closures and new testing requirements

A bird virus jumped the species barrier. In March 2024, H5N1 avian influenza appeared in U.S. dairy cattle for the first time in historyโ€”an unexpected leap that's infected over 1,000 herds across 17 states and 70 humans. One person has died. When New York inspectors found the virus in seven live poultry markets in Queens, the Bronx, and Brooklyn on February 7, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul shuttered all 82 markets across the city and surrounding counties for emergency disinfection.

Updated Jan 7