PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (151): USA (MN,IA) HPAI H5N2, poultry

Avian Influenza — Worldwide/Unknown
Five more outbreaks of H5N2 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been confirmed in the United States.
The 5 outbreaks, confirmed by the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, again affected Iowa and Minnesota, and bring the number of confirmed detections to 212.
The newly confirmed outbreaks are:
– Minnesota, Brown County — 15 900 commercial turkeys;
– Iowa, Clay County — 1 115 700 commercial chicken;
– Iowa, Hamilton County — 17 200