A bird flu-related shutdown of all live poultry markets in New York City, Westchester County and Long Island starts today.

The order also temporarily shuts down all bird markets in Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties after 7 cases were detected in NYC poultry.

"We will continue to take these measured, common sense steps that will curb the spread of bird flu and ultimately protect our communities.”

The order affects roughly 80 markets in New York City and in several nearby counties. New Jersey is also asking its live markets to voluntarily clean, disinfect and temporarily close.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the state is temporarily shutting down all live bird markets in New York City and Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk Counties through February 14 after inspectors discovered seven cases of bird flu in poultry.

The order, signed by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Hochul on Friday, requires the markets to close for a week as facilities undergo a complete disinfection process.

Live poultry markets in New York City raced to sell off all their chickens and other fowl Friday after seven cases of avian flu were detected and state officials ordered markets in the metropolitan area to close for a week.

New York orders temporary closure of live poultry markets for cleaning due to bird flu, affecting supply and prices, while human health risk remains low.

All live poultry markets in New York City and Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties of New York were shut down Friday after seven cases of avian flu were detected at markets in the five boroughs during routine inspections, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said during a public health briefing.

There’s currently no mandate from the state for chicken markets to shut down. However, the state’s Department of Agriculture has asked for those businesses to do a voluntary cleaning.