Health officials have confirmed the presence of H5N1 (bird flu) in a backyard poultry flock in San Mateo County. The county said that while there are no current human cases of bird flu, this detection of the disease highlights the risk to “anyone who handles,

The discovery of bird flu in the San Mateo backyard flock prompted health officials to remind people to take biosecurity measures.

Bird flu has been detected in a backyard poultry flock in San Mateo, local officials said Tuesday. No human cases have been linked to the flock, but the detection highlights the risk of H5N1 to people who live near,