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California Governor Gavin Newsom Declares State of Emergency Over Bird Flu

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Governor Gavin Newsom , a Democrat , issued an emergency proclamation on Wednesday in response to bird flu cases in the state.

Bird flu is mostly found in poultry and wild birds with 123.7 million poultry affected as of Monday and 10,852 wild birds affected.

The virus has even spread to humans with a total of 61 confirmed cases across eight states.