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CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) — Four Arizona counties have been found to have no signs of Avian influenza even after possibly receiving contaminated birds or eggs.
The Casa Grande Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1KuKLYQ ) the Arizona Department of Agriculture launched an investigation June 11 into Pinal, Mohave, Santa Cruz and Yavapai counties for possible contamination. Arizona Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Laura Oxley said Monday that there were still no detections of Avian influenza in the state.
The investigation into the sites began after they received 13 quail and chickens and 40 quail and partridge eggs from an Iowa facility, where birds later tested positive.
Investigators seized eggs and destroyed them, and all of the live birds tested negative.
Oxley said live birds will continue to be tested for at least a couple more weeks.
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Information from: Casa Grande Dispatch.
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