Utah: 2022 Bird flu in poultry

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Source: https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-...rd-flu-in-utah


UDAF confirms second case of bird flu in Utah
By: Stephen Romney
Posted at 11:17 AM, Apr 23, 2022
and last updated 4:32 PM, Apr 23, 2022

CACHE COUNTY, Utah — Utah's Department of Agriculture and Food has confirmed a second case of bird flu in Utah.

In a press release sent out Saturday morning, UDAF announced that the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was detected in birds on a farm in Cache County.

This comes after the department had detected the virus in a backyard flock of chickens in Utah County on Monday...

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Source: https://www.upr.org/utah-news/2022-0...he-valley-farm

Additional case of bird flu confirmed at Cache Valley farm
Utah Public Radio | By Sheri Quinn
Published May 4, 2022 at 1:11 PM MDT

Bailee Woolstenhulme: "I'd like to clarify, I never stated that it was a commercial facility. It's a farm in Cache Valley that, unfortunately, had birds test positive for the Avian flu. And the state of Utah Department of Agriculture, our state veterinarian's office, along with USDA have been working with this farm to properly control the disease and make sure that the disease does not spread any further."...

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Source: https://www.abc4.com/news/first-case...t-lake-county/

First case of avian flu discovered in Salt Lake County
by: Vivian Chow
Posted: May 20, 2022 / 04:10 PM MDT
Updated: May 20, 2022 / 04:10 PM MDT

SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) – The first case of the avian flu has been discovered in Salt Lake County on Thursday, bringing the total number of cases in Utah to five.

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) says so far, the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) totals one in Utah County, three in Cache County, and one in Salt Lake County.

The first case in Salt Lake County was discovered in a backyard bird flock on the west side of the county.

“We urge bird owners with flocks of all sizes to take extreme caution with their bird’s habitats,” said Utah State Veterinarian, Dr. Dean Taylor. “The more potential exposure the birds may have to wild and migrating birds, the greater the risk of the flock contracting the disease.”

Officials believe the disease in Salt Lake County was contracted after contact with wild waterfowl that may have access to the backyard property. Health officials have quarantined the flock and depopulation measures have been implemented to contain the disease...

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Source: https://cachevalleydaily.com/news/ar.../#.Yot1l2DMJa5



Fifth flock of Avian Flu found in Utah
Written by Rod Boam
May 22, 2022

TAYLORSVILLE – Tuesday, May 17th Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) officials confirmed the most recent case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) west of Salt Lake City.
FILE PHOTO: Chickens moved from the brooder to their first time on pasture. Photo by Zoe Schaeffer on Unsplash

That brings the total number of cases in Utah to five. Cache County has the most with three cases, one case in Utah County and one in Salt Lake County.

One week earlier on May 10, Cache County had a third case of HPAI found in a small backyard flock of birds. Officials suspect in both cases the disease was contracted by wild waterfowl on near the property...

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Source: https://kslnewsradio.com/1972073/uta...anpete-county/

Utah agriculture officials report second case of avian flu in Sanpete County
Jul 20, 2022, 4:13 PM
BY SIMONE SEIKALY
Digital Content Producer

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah — Utah officials have reported a second case of avian influenza (bird flu) on a turkey farm in Sanpete County.

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) said they are working with the federal government to contain further spread...

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Source: https://kjzz.com/news/third-flock-of...pricing-supply

Third flock of turkeys in Sanpete County test positive for bird flu
by Kayla Winn, KUTVThursday, July 28th 2022
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EPHRAIM, Utah (KUTV) — More than 50,000 turkeys raised in Utah for food have now been infected with avian influenza, also known as the bird flu.

According to USDA, this is the third flock now impacted by the disease this month.

2News spoke with the Utah Department of Agriculture and said all three flocks came from separate farms in Sanpete County...

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Source: https://kjzz.com/news/local/udaf-ann...ge-biosecurity

UDAF announces 400,000 turkeys killed, euthanized on farms since April from bird flu
by Kayla Winn, KUTVFriday, September 30th 2022

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) announced that 400,000 turkeys have been killed or euthanized on farms since April because of avian influenza, also known as the bird flu.

"Thousand sounds like a lot, thankfully we do have a good food supply chain and Utah fortunately is not the only turkey grower in the United States," said Bailee Woolstenhulme, spokesperson for UDAF. "So right now with these numbers we are not expecting food shortages to be happening."

Woolstenhulme added that the department will be concerned about food shortages if the situation persists and worsens nationwide...

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Source: https://www.cachevalleydaily.com/new.../#.Y1EczVLMJa4

Cache Valley Daily
Avian Flu continues to attack turkey farms and backyard flocks
Written by Rod Boam
October 20, 2022

TAYLORSVILLE – Avian flu is still working its way across the state with more cases in Cache Valley and more turkey farms in Sanpete County.

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) confirmed six more cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) on turkey farms in Sanpete County and one small backyard chicken flock in Cache County.

The Cache County chickens were not depopulated, but they were quarantined. So far this season 16 turkey farms have been impacted by the disease this fall. All birds on the turkey farms have been depopulated or quarantined to prevent further spread of the disease.

The UDAF and USDA is still investigating theses situations in these areas and will be closely monitored in effort to contain the disease and prevent further spreading...

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Source: https://kslnewsradio.com/1979853/two...ced-wednesday/

Two new cases of avian influenza announced Wednesday
Nov 30, 2022, 9:30 PM
BY MARK JONES
Digital Content Producer

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah — The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food announced Wednesday two new cases of avian influenza.

The new confirmed cases came from a flock of chickens in Utah County, and a group of gamebirds in Iron County.

Along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the UDAF has contained the diseases in these two groups of birds...