With fall migration approaching, Iowa official limits the movement of live birds in response to bird flu

An Iowa agriculture official on Thursday restricted the motion of stay birds within the state as a response to a return of hen flu with the autumn migration of untamed birds.

State Veterinarian Jeff Kaisand signed an order cancelling all occasions the place stay birds are introduced collectively, together with hen gross sales, auctions, swap meets and exhibitions. The order is efficient for no less than 30 days and shall be in impact till 30 days have handed with out a constructive affirmation of hen flu in Iowa.

The newest case in Iowa was reported Tuesday in Louisa County in a yard flock of 20 birds. An egg laying farm was recognized Nov. 6 in Wright County, the place greater than 1 million chickens needed to be killed.

COMMERCIAL EGG FARM THAT HOUSES 1 MILLION CHICKENS HAS BEEN INFECTED WITH BIRD FLU

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation of catastrophe emergency for the county to activate a catastrophe response and restoration program approved by state legislation that permits state businesses to assist with the response. That help contains limiting importation and motion of birds when crucial and helping within the killing and disposal of contaminated flocks.

In 2022, hen flu has been detected in 17 business flocks and 5 yard flocks in Iowa. Greater than 15 million birds in Iowa have been killed to cease the unfold of the virus amongst hen and turkey flocks.

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Nationally, greater than 50 million birds have been killed in 46 states.