Since early September, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has identified seven H5N1 avian flu cases in commercial poultry operations across North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Idaho. Turkey facilities were particularly affected, with operations in Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota each reporting tens of thousands of birds infected. Additional cases were confirmed at a commercial poultry breeding operation in South Dakota and two backyard flocks in Idaho.
Over the past month, a total of eight commercial poultry flocks and six backyard flocks have contracted avian flu, impacting approximately 360,000 birds. The outbreak has also spread beyond poultry to livestock, with two new dairy herds in Idaho recently testing positive for H5N1. Idaho and Texas have reported infections in five dairy herds combined within the past 30 days, bringing the year-to-date cattle infection count to 88 cases.
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