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.

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.

All live poultry markets in New York City and some of its suburbs were ordered Friday to close for a week after the detection of seven cases of avian flu, which has also hit farms nationwide, led to the slaughter of millions of birds and driven up egg prices.

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.

Authorities in New York state have temporarily closed all live poultry markets in New York City and three suburban counties after bird flu was detected at seven markets within the past week, according to a notice on as authorities nationwide track the current bird flu outbreak,

The unusual order follows an outbreak of bird flu at an Aquebogue duck farm and detections of the disease in markets in Queens, the Bronx and Brooklyn.

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.

Hochul on Friday ordered the temporary shutdown of live bird markets in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island following the detection of Avian Flu at seven locations in Queens, Brooklyn and

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.