Cayman Islands confirms poultry disease outbreak, says no risk to humans

Cayman Islands confirms poultry disease outbreak, says no risk to humans

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – The Cayman Islands Department of Agriculture (DoA) has confirmed outbreaks of the highly contagious poultry disease, infectious coryza, in an undisclosed number of chicken flocks across the territory. Officials stressed that while the disease can significantly affect the health of birds and reduce egg production, it does not pose a risk to human health and does not make poultry meat or eggs unsafe to eat. The r…