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H5N1 Avian Flu Strikes South Dakota Turkey Farm

By Lisa Schnirring

Marking the first H5N1 avian flu detection at a US commercial poultry farm since early July, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on August 28 confirmed an outbreak at a South Dakota turkey farm.

The facility in Faulk County has 55,400 birds. The last detection at a commercial farm occurred in early July at a game bird facility in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Since then, there was a detection at a live-bird market in Los Angeles County and in backyard birds in St. Lawrence County, New York.

Source : umn.edu

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