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Case of Bird Flu Quarantines Poultry Facility in Polk County
State Ag Officials: Human Infection "Extremely Rare" From This Strain
by Joe Daues KSPR News
Missouri Agriculture officials are looking into a case of bird flu in Polk county. The state news release does not say where the poultry facility is located and the Polk County Health Department was not aware of any investigation.
The Department of Agriculture calls it a "low pathogenic Avian Influenza"...
...Mike Martin, a spokesperson for Cargill, says the farmer contacted the Department of Agriculture and the state to report the incident at the farm late last week. Cargill owns the birds at the farm, which is not being identified.
The department confirms a routine test came back positive for avian flu strand H7N3...
...Cargill says it's impossible to identify the source of the flu outbreak. At this time, the Polk County farm has been quarantined as more tests are completed at the National Veterinary Services Lab in Ames, Iowa...
Thousands of Turkeys will be Euthanized in Polk County, Officials Investigating Avian Influenza
Turkey's antibodies tested positive for H7N3
Louisburg, Mo?
Fourteen to fifteen thousand young turkeys will be euthanized after the Missouri Department of Agriculture found a possible case of Avian Influenza in Polk County.
Cargill Director of Communications Mike Martin says routine testing discovered antibodies in the turkey?s immune systems tested positive for Avian Influenza H7N3. The owner of the farm, Will Eigsti, says he was instructed by Cargill not to speak with the media. Cargill owns the turkeys. Eigsti manages the birds and grows them to maturity...
Re: Missouri: Low pathogenic (H7N3) avian influenza in Polk County poultry facility
March 30, 2011
Department of Agriculture Investigating Poultry Disease in Southwestern Missouri
The Missouri Department of Agriculture is currently investigating a case of low pathogenic Avian Influenza at a poultry facility in Polk County. As a precaution, the poultry facility has been quarantined following preliminary results obtained during routine testing.
Avian Influenza is a viral disease affecting birds. It is extremely rare for humans to be affected by this type of Avian Influenza. Additional tests are currently in progress to authenticate the disease by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa. The birds affected remain under quarantine and flocks within six miles of the facility are receiving tests for the disease.
The Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services are working closely with the USDA to monitor the situation. Missouri's State Veterinarian and Public Health Veterinarian are working with the USDA Area Veterinarian in Charge to oversee the care of birds. http://mda.mo.gov/news/2011/Departm...ting_Poultry_Disease_in_Southwestern_Missouri
Careful disposal of turkeys with avian flu is all-day process at farm in Polk County
by Linda Russell, KY3 News lrussell@ky3.com
5:17 p.m. CDT, April 1, 2011
LOUISBURG, Mo. -- Trucks hauled away turkeys from a poultry farm in Polk County on Friday. Routine tests discovered avian influenza at the farm. The farm is off Highway P north of Halfway and west of Louisburg. The farm has been quarantined since Wednesday by the Missouri Department of Agriculture...
