Health officials have detected highly pathogenic avian influenza in a flock of commercial turkeys in Sacramento County, the latest outbreak to hit the Central Valley’s poultry industry.

Bernt Nelson, an economist with the American Farm Bureau, says turkeys and egg layers have been hit the hardest. Nelson: Avian influenza continues to be a problem. We've had 3-and-a-half million birds ...

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A group of turkeys mingle on a farm. On Monday California health officials reported that highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a flock of commercial turkeys in Sacramento County.