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,

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