03.05.2015

In Missouri avian influenza H5N2 was diagnosed in a backyard poultry flock in Lewis County, near the state's northeastern corner. 12 birds were infected, and another 130 were destroyed to prevent any further spread. 
Missouri had H5N2 outbreaks on two turkey farms and in two wild lesser snow geese in early March. The turkey farms are in Moniteau County in the central part of the state and Jasper County near the southwestern corner. The snow geese samples were collected in St. Charles County, near St. Louis.