HPAI detected in Iowa for the first time since 2015

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a non-commercial backyard flock in Iowa for the first time since 2015. 

Iowa Secretary of Ag Mike Naig says they’re working to implement response plans to protect the health of Iowa’s poultry flocks.  “Given the size and status of this flock as a non-commercial backyard flock, there is no trade or supply chain implications from this detection.”

Samples from the flock in Pottawattamie County, Iowa were tested at the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and then confirmed at the APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa.

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