Ohio has been leading the nation in bird flu cases.
News 5 has learned that the virus has been found in a flock in Northeast Ohio.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture said bird flu was found in a backyard poultry flock in Stark County.
Five birds were infected and culled.
This is the first flock in Northeast Ohio impacted in this current outbreak in more than two years.
The first human case of bird flu was reported earlier this month in Mercer County.
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If you spot a sick or dead bird, call the health department for education on what to do.
"We do recommend that people don't touch the dead birds with their hands and should protect themselves with a mask, ideally an N-95, or some other type of tight-fitting mask, wearing gloves and protecting themselves by double bagging any bird," Summit County Medical Director Dr. Erica Sobolewski said.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the current risk of bird flu for the general public is low. However, people with close, prolonged and unprotected contact with infected birds are at a higher risk.
