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"While a case like this is not unexpected, we are working with USDA and other partners to implement our plans and protect the health of poultry flocks in Iowa,” Naig said.

In February, officials at Iowa poultry associations said producers were closely watching for signs of disease. Not only do producers with infected flocks face the loss of their birds, but they must conduct extensive disinfection before introducing new birds in their facilities

Henry Niman, a biochemist in Pittsburgh who has been tracking the outbreak’s spread, told the New York Times last month that the current strain of the disease is particularly virulent.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2022/03/02/bird-flu-iowa-connecticut-usda-says-flocks-quarantined-avian-influenza/9343297002/

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