Colorado’s has had its first case of extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a business poultry flock since 2022.
The USA Division of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Well being Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of the virus in a flock of 67,200 broiler breeders in Delta County, Colorado, on February 8.
The final HPAI case in a business flock within the state was confirmed on December 20, 2022. In that occasion, 239,700 business egg layers had been affected. Colorado did have 13 non-commercial farms affected by HPAI in 2023, however non-commercial flock infections don’t influence international poultry commerce, per requirements set by the World Organisation for Animal Well being (WOAH).
That is the primary confirmed case of HPAI in Delta County throughout the 2022-24 outbreak.
HPAI in different states
Colorado isn’t the one state to have prevented instances of HPAI in business poultry flocks in 2023 however have already seen instances within the first six months of 2024.
HPAI was confirmed in a business broiler flock in Nebraska on February 6, which was the primary case for Nebraska in a business flock since November 25, 2022. In January, the presence of HPAI was confirmed in a business turkey flock in Indiana, the state’s first case since December 13, 2022.
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To be taught extra about HPAI instances in business poultry flocks in the USA, Mexico and Canada, see an interactive map on WATTPoultry.com.
