The state has barred poultry and dairy cattle from county fairs in response to the bird flu outbreak. The Stanislaus County Fair holds out hope the order will be lifted in time for its July 11-20 run.
The Hawaii Department of Health today said it has detected “very low levels” of H5 avian influenza in wastewater samples collected last month from the Lihue Wastewater Treatment Plant on Kauai.