By Stephanie Soucheray
H5N1 avian flu activity is increasing across the United States, with 29 confirmations in the past 30 days, including 11 commercial flocks and 18 backyard flocks. A total of 1.32 million birds have been affected in the past month, according to the most recent update from the US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
Of note are several large outbreaks on turkey facilities, including ones in Roseau County, Minnesota, with 57,500 birds, and a turkey breeder hen facility in Barron County, Wisconsin, with 13,500 birds. In Dickey County, North Dakota, a flock of 60,600 birds was hit at a commercial turkey meat facility.
The largest outbreak reported in October is in Clinton County, Illinois, where a commercial table egg-layer farm with 934,600 chickens reported H5N1.
Source : umn.edu