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Outbreaks of bird flu now confirmed at a dozen sites in Iowa
April 1, 2022 By O. Kay Henderson
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says bird flu has been confirmed in two more sites in the state.
“In the state of Iowa, we’ve got 12 confirmed cases,” Naig said today during taping of “Iowa Press” which airs tonight on Iowa PBS. “Two of those are backyard (flocks). Ten are commercial and we expect and should expect that we see additional sites go positive.”
The newly confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza are at a commercial site in Cherokee County with 88,000 turkeys and an egg-laying facility in Osceola County with 5.3 million hens. According to Naig, nearly 13 million poultry animals have been killed in Iowa so far to try to prevent the spread of bird flu...
Outbreaks of bird flu now confirmed at a dozen sites in Iowa
April 1, 2022 By O. Kay Henderson
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says bird flu has been confirmed in two more sites in the state.
“In the state of Iowa, we’ve got 12 confirmed cases,” Naig said today during taping of “Iowa Press” which airs tonight on Iowa PBS. “Two of those are backyard (flocks). Ten are commercial and we expect and should expect that we see additional sites go positive.”
The newly confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza are at a commercial site in Cherokee County with 88,000 turkeys and an egg-laying facility in Osceola County with 5.3 million hens. According to Naig, nearly 13 million poultry animals have been killed in Iowa so far to try to prevent the spread of bird flu...