16.01.2016

The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH)  announces nine more commercial turkey farms in Dubois County have tested positive  for highly pathogenic avian influenza. This brings the total to 10 commercial turkey operations. Further testing is underway to determine the virus type. Depopulation activities are underway on most of the sites. Over 200,000 turkeys to be euthanized. All infected flocks are located in Dubois County, Indiana.
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the pathogenicity of eight of the nine H7N8 avian influenza detections. The turkey flocks have been confirmed as low pathogenic avian influenza, with additional testing ongoing for the ninth flock.