A new bird flu outbreak at a Queens live poultry market has resulted in the infection of at least 150 birds, just two weeks after these markets reopened. This marks the first infection at a New York City live market since February, prompting calls from activists to shut down these markets indefinitely due to health risks. Governor Hochul faced criticism for allowing the markets to reopen despite the ongoing crisis, as activists argue that regulation is insufficient to ensure public safety in densely populated areas where the bird flu spreads easily.
Bird flu can jump to humans, with 70 confirmed cases in the US, according to the CDC.
This latest outbreak just validates what we've been saying - that there is simply no way to operate wet markets in NYC during a bird flu crisis without endangering public health.
The Governor should have shut down the markets indefinitely until there is a handle on bird flu, as we called for.
Activists warned that there was no way to regulate the live markets in the face of the crisis, with some claiming they were hawking visibly sickly-looking chickens.
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