27.03.2015

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the virus hit a flock of 22,000 turkeys at a commercial farm in Lac qui Parle County of western Minnesota. It was the state's second confirmation of the highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza strain, which was confirmed at a Pope County turkey farm about three weeks ago.
The new outbreak quickly killed all 22,000 of the 12-week-old turkeys in the affected barn. The 44,000 birds in the other two barns on the farm appear healthy but will be killed as a precaution.