Connecticut officials advised flock owners that they should take precautions, including limiting traffic on their property, to prevent the spread of avian flu.

The Connecticut Department of Agriculture says bird flu has been found in a backyard flock in New Haven County.

Bird flu has turned up in a backyard flock in New Haven County. The state Department of Agriculture announced on Friday it’s the second detection of the H5N1 virus in domestic birds this year in the state.

Preliminary testing found highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, in a New Haven County backyard flock of birds, officials said Friday.