Mild strain of bird flu contained on Arkansas poultry farm

By Theopolis Waters (Reuters) – A low-pathogenic strain of avian influenza was found on an Arkansas poultry farm, but was quickly contained and did not appear to be a threat to other poultry farms in the nation’s second largest chicken state, a state poultry official said. “We’re pretty certain this was isolated to just this one farm. USDA is there with us on hand as we work the next few weeks to make sure it’s contained,” said Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission director Preston Scroggin. …