The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial broiler breeder chicken flock in Madison County, Arkansas. 

Samples from the flock were tested and confirmed at the APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa. 

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2022/hpai-ar

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Testing has confirmed a case of avian influenza on an Arkansas poultry farm in Madison County that showed increased mortality over the course of several days.

Madison County is in northwest Arkansas and is among the state’s top chicken-and-turkey production counties, with more than $250 million in annual sales.

Following an investigation by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Livestock and Poultry Division (LPD) in collaboration with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Veterinary Services field operations personnel, the USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed on Friday that poultry from this farm have tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI).

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Testing has confirmed a case of avian influenza on an Arkansas poultry farm in Madison County that showed increased mortality over the course of several days. Following an investigation by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Livestock and Poultry Division (LPD) in collaboration with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Veterinary Services field operations personnel, the USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratory has confirmed poultry from this farm have tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI).

https://www.agriculture.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-HPAI-Release.pdf

The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza was confirmed by testing at a commercial poultry farm in Madison County, according to a state Department of Agriculture news release Friday afternoon.

State officials said 57,000 birds were destroyed.

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/oct/08/bird-flu-found-at-madison-county-poultry-farm/

1. URGENT INFORMATION: Testing has confirmed a case of avian influenza on an Arkansas poultry farm in Madison County that showed increased mortality over the course of several days.

 

 

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Arkansas produced more than 1 billion broiler chickens last year, making it the third biggest producing state, U.S. government data show.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-reports-highly-lethal-bird-flu-arkansas-chickens-2022-10-07/

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https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-2022/2022-hpai-commercial-backyard-flocks

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