11.04.2015

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza (HPAI) in an additional four commercial turkey flocks in Minnesota. There are thirteen total confirmed cases in Minnesota. 

The affected flocks are in:

Cottonwood County - 48,000 turkeys
Lyon County - 66,000 turkeys
Stearns County 45,000 turkeys (4th detection in the county)
Watonwan County - 30,000 turkeys