Des Moines, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, this time in Bremer County, in northeast Iowa. This time the virus was found in a commercial turkey flock.
Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig noted that this is the first detection of HPAI in Iowa in the past two weeks, but flock owners need to continue to take the threat of the virus seriously and remain alert.
Flock owners should prevent contact between their birds and wild birds and report sick birds or unusual deaths to state/federal officials. Biosecurity resources and best practices are available at iowaagriculture.gov/biosecurity. If producers suspect signs of HPAI in their flocks, they should contact their veterinarian immediately. Possible cases must also be reported to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship at (515) 281-5305.
