UC expert offers tips, reminders after recent HPAI detections in Sutter, Sonoma counties
February 22, 2026 – By Pamela S Kan-Rice – Poultry owners should remain vigilant about protecting their birds because the
risk of avian influenza can change as quickly as the weather, says a University of California Cooperative Extension poultry specialist.
Detections in recent weeks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Sutter and Sonoma counties serve as a reminder that bird flu remains a threat. Animal disease emergency responders are working with the flock owners in both cases to mitigate the spread of disease…