RPT-U.S. deploys newly minted bird flu plan to protect humans, poultry
January 19, 2016 at 08:00 AM EST
CHICAGO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - U.S. farm and health officials are racing to assess the threat that a type of bird flu never before seen in the country poses to humans and poultry, employing emergency plans drawn up in the wake of a devastating outbreak in birds last year.