Comment by National Chicken Council on detection of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza in Texas

23.02.2004

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that the case of H5N2 avian influenza (AI) in a live-bird market supply flock in Texas reported last week has been characterized as highly pathogenic avian influenza, the 1st such case in the United States in 20 years.