17.04.2015

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 additional commercial turkey flocks in South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed HPAI H5N2 in the following states and counties:

Roberts County, South Dakota (April 15, 2015): 66,600 turkeys
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota (April 15, 2015): 30,000 turkeys (5th detection in the county)
Stearns County, Minnesota (April 15, 2015): 76,000 turkeys (6th detection in the county)
Otter Tail County, Minnesota (April 15, 2015): 21,000 turkeys (1st detection in the county)
Roseau County, Minnesota (April 16, 2015): 26,000 turkeys (1st detection in the county)
Barron County, Wisconsin (April 16, 2015): 126,700 turkeys (1st detection in the county)

The affected premises have been quarantined and the premises and birds on the property will be depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease.