Fowl play: Bird flu puts backyard chicken-keepers on watch
Alex and Terrell Harmon hold onto one of their three chickens that they keep outside their Memphis home. The virus that causes the avian flu has infected larger numbers of wild birds this year, causing concern for backyard chicken-keepers like the Harmons. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
No outbreaks of avian flu have been detected in Tennessee yet, but 33 million domestic birds have been killed this year to keep virus at bay.
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Jane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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