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Bird flu reappears in Iowa after two-week-plus hiatus
Bill Steiden
Des Moines Register
April 21, 2022
The Iowa Department of Agriculture on Thursday announced the first bird flu outbreak detected in the state in more than two weeks.
The outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza occurred in a commercial turkey flock in Bremer County. Nearly 35,000 birds were destroyed to contains its spread.
"While this is our first detection of HPAI in Iowa in the last two weeks, we have continued to take the threat of this virus seriously and encourage producers to remain alert,” Mike Naig, Iowa secretary of agriculture, said in a statement.
Iowa was the state hardest hit early in current outbreak of bird flu, with 16 flocks affected and 13.3 million birds destroyed. However, its last outbreak before Wednesday's was April 5 in Hardin County...
Bird flu reappears in Iowa after two-week-plus hiatus
Bill Steiden
Des Moines Register
April 21, 2022
The Iowa Department of Agriculture on Thursday announced the first bird flu outbreak detected in the state in more than two weeks.
The outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza occurred in a commercial turkey flock in Bremer County. Nearly 35,000 birds were destroyed to contains its spread.
"While this is our first detection of HPAI in Iowa in the last two weeks, we have continued to take the threat of this virus seriously and encourage producers to remain alert,” Mike Naig, Iowa secretary of agriculture, said in a statement.
Iowa was the state hardest hit early in current outbreak of bird flu, with 16 flocks affected and 13.3 million birds destroyed. However, its last outbreak before Wednesday's was April 5 in Hardin County...
