H5N1 HPAI Turkey Farm Stearns01 County Minnesota

niman · 2022-03-27T18:36:30+00:00

County Total number of birds on premises Type of premises Meeker 01 289,000 commercial turkey Mower 01 17 backyard mixed species Stearns 01 24,000 commercial turkey Total number of birds affected in Minnesota: 313,017 Total number of sites affected: 3 Total number of counties: 3 Information last updated: Sunday, March 27, 2022 https://www.bah.state.mn.us/hpai/

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March 27, 20224 yr

County	Total number of birds on premises	Type of premises
Meeker 01	289,000	commercial turkey
Mower 01	17	backyard mixed species
Stearns 01	24,000	commercial turkey

Total number of birds affected in Minnesota: 313,017
Total number of sites affected: 3
Total number of counties: 3
Information last updated: Sunday, March 27, 2022
https://www.bah.state.mn.us/hpai/

Edited April 5, 20224 yr by niman

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USDA emergency response team to aid Minnesota poultry producers following H5N1 cases reported in 3 counties

The teams are set to aid state experts to quarantine infected flocks and surveil for additional cases of the avian illness.

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By Dana Ferguson

March 28, 2022 10:54 AM

ST. PAUL — A federal emergency response team had been activated to help Minnesota respond to reported cases of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in three poultry flocks, Gov. Tim Walz announced on Monday, March 28.

The illness poses a low risk to humans and no cases of influenza have been detected in humans in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Walz in a news release said a team of United States Department of Agriculture emergency responders is set to work with Minnesota's Agricultural Incident Management Team to quarantine infected flocks in Meeker, Mower and Stearns counties and work in disease surveillance. The team is set to arrive on Wednesday, March 30, and spend at least three weeks assisting Minnesota producers.

“Armed with years of preparation for this incident, our state’s Agricultural Incident Management Team is working quickly and decisively to respond to the cases of H5N1 in Minnesota,” Walz said. “Within hours of the first confirmed cases, our Board of Animal Health requested emergency support from the USDA. These federal partners will bring targeted expertise to contain this virus and ensure that our state’s poultry industry remains the strongest in the nation.”

Minnesota is the top turkey-producing state in the country and boasts more than 660 turkey farms that raise 40 million birds annually.

https://www.agweek.com/news/minnesota/usda-emergency-response-team-to-aid-minnesota-poultry-producers-following-h5n1-cases-reported-in-3-counties

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Bird flu found in Stearns County commercial turkey flock

Becca Most

St. Cloud Times

ST. CLOUD — The Minnesota Board of Animal Health confirmed the H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was discovered in a Stearns County commercial turkey flock as of Sunday.

A commercial turkey flock in Meeker County and a backyard flock of mixed species in Mower County were also determined to have the disease, according to the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

State animal health officials have quarantined the properties and birds in the flock will be destroyed and not enter the food system, officials said.

https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/2022/03/28/bird-flu-found-stearns-county-commercial-turkey-flock-avian-influenza/7193298001/

Edited March 28, 20224 yr by niman