Avian influenza continues to spread in May

The USDA says as of Friday, there are now 283 poultry flocks affected by highly-pathogenic avian influenza scattered across 32 states.

USDA says 171 of the flocks are commercial growers and 112 are backyard flocks.  More than 37 million birds have been depopulated because of avian influenza.

New cases this month include a backyard flock in Pierce County, Wisconsin (30 birds), a backyard flock in Bremer County Iowa (50 birds), backyard flocks in Carver County (38) and Chisago County, Minnesota (30), and backyard flocks in Day County (80), Hamlin County, South Dakota.

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