The presence of extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in industrial poultry flocks in South Dakota and Minnesota on October 19.
Based on the USA Division of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Well being Inspection Service (APHIS), every state had one new outbreak.
The affected flock in South Dakota was a industrial meat turkey flock in Spink County. About 34,000 birds had been concerned.
The affected flock in Minnesota was recognized by APHIS as a industrial breeder operation, however data relating to the species was not disclosed. There have been 20,400 birds concerned.
With these new circumstances, Minnesota and South Dakota have each had six industrial flocks affected in 2023.
This marks the second premises in Becker County to have been contaminated with HPAI this yr. The opposite was a flock of 2,700 breeder toms. Different Minnesota circumstances which were confirmed this fall have been within the counties of Blue Earth, Redwood and Meeker.
Different counties in South Dakota the place the presence of HPAI has been confirmed embrace Falk, McPherson, Jerauld and Beadle.
In 2022, Minnesota and South Dakota had extra industrial flocks affected by HPAI than every other states. Minnesota had 81 confirmed outbreaks, whereas South Dakota had 61. Pennsylvania ranked a distant third with 25.
To date in 2023, the next states have had confirmed circumstances of HPAI in industrial poultry: Minnesota, Utah, South Dakota, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, California, Iowa, Virginia and Tennessee. Nevertheless, solely South Dakota, Minnesota and Utah have had HPAI infections in industrial flocks since April.
In Canada, the next provinces have had HPAI infections in industrial poultry operations in 2023: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Quebec and Ontario.
View our persevering with protection of the international avian influenza scenario.
To study extra about HPAI circumstances in industrial poultry flocks in the USA, Mexico and Canada, see an interactive map on WATTPoultry.com.
