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Copiah County poultry flock tests positive for bird flu
by: Biancca Ball
Posted: Mar 1, 2023 / 03:24 PM CST Updated: Mar 1, 2023 / 03:24 PM CST
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) – On February 23, the Mississippi Board of Animal Health reported that a backyard poultry flock in Copiah County tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, often referred to as HPAI or H5N1.
This is the second backyard flock to test positive for HPAI. The first confirmation was in Lowndes County in November 2022. There have also been two detections in commercial broiler flocks, one in Lawrence County in November 2022 and the other in Leake County in February. All affected facilities were quarantined, and the birds were depopulated to prevent spreading...
Copiah County poultry flock tests positive for bird flu
by: Biancca Ball
Posted: Mar 1, 2023 / 03:24 PM CST Updated: Mar 1, 2023 / 03:24 PM CST
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) – On February 23, the Mississippi Board of Animal Health reported that a backyard poultry flock in Copiah County tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, often referred to as HPAI or H5N1.
This is the second backyard flock to test positive for HPAI. The first confirmation was in Lowndes County in November 2022. There have also been two detections in commercial broiler flocks, one in Lawrence County in November 2022 and the other in Leake County in February. All affected facilities were quarantined, and the birds were depopulated to prevent spreading...