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Kansas Order Effectively Cancels 2015 Poultry Shows, Events

2012 4-H/FFA Poultry Show (Photos courtesy of Todd Hunt & Dae Ann Holub via Flickr, used under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
2012 4-H/FFA Poultry Show (Photos courtesy of Todd Hunt & Dae Ann Holub via Flickr, used under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas agriculture officials have issued an order prohibiting movement of Kansas poultry in a move to prevent the spread of a devastating form of bird flu. The order announced Tuesday effectively cancels all poultry-related shows and events through the rest of this year. That includes regional and county fairs, festivals, the Kansas State Fair, swap meets, exotic sales and live bird auctions. The order was signed by Kansas Agriculture Secretary Jackie McClaskey. The department says the measure is an effort to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza. Kansas had a positive case of it this year in Leavenworth County. Deputy Animal Health Commissioner Justin Smith says the decision was not made lightly, but says it was necessary to do everything possible to protect the Kansas poultry flock.

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