Third Case Of Bird Flu Found In Buena Vista County

Buena Vista County, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Agriculture has confirmed another outbreak of bird flu to bring the total in the state to 6.

The latest case is in a commercial turkey flock in Buena Vista County, here in northwest Iowa, with around 54,000 turkeys. Two other cases discovered earlier this month in Buena Vista County were in a commercial turkey flock and a flock of commercial laying hens.

The remaining three cases are in a commercial laying hen flock in Taylor County and backyard flocks in Pottawattamie and Warren County.

The Ag Department says more than six million birds had been impacted by the outbreaks.

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