Third case of high-path avian flu confirmed in Nebraska

Poultry farm (aviary) full of white laying hen

A third case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in Nebraska.

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture and USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service say a flock of 400,000 broilers has been infected close to where the first case was reported on March 16th.

The farm in Butler County is being depopulated and a control zone of more than six miles has been established.

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