Avian flu has been detected in multiple locations across the United States, including in New York, Kentucky, Virginia, and Florida. Poultry farmers in New York were asked by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets to “increase their biosecurity measures to help prevent the spread” of bird flu after it was detected in a flock in Long Island, New York. The department said it found cases of avian flu in a flock of eight birds in Suffolk County. “The Department is working closely with USDA APHIS on a joint incident response,” the department said. In Florida, several birds infected with the bird flu strain were found dead in Brevard, Indian River, and Volusia counties. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a statement on Tuesday that it was investigating the deaths believed to be linked to the “Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.”  It added that there low risk of …