Minnesota poultry farms are being hit by an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza that has already affected more than 1 million birds at more than 20 sites across the state.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says there is a "unified front" in the state's fight against bird flu, which was recently detected in a Stearns County dairy herd. A new case of bird flu in a California ...

Since the disease was first reported in Minnesota just over a year ago, some 566 birds have been tested and confirmed carrying the H5N1 strain of bird flu that’s been expanding worldwide since ...

Avian flu a challenge for turkey farmers 01:51. CANNON FALLS, Minn. -- In less than a week, families will be celebrating Thanksgiving.That means grocery stores and retailers are starting to see a ...

KIRSTI MAROHN: Avian flu hit Pete Klaphake's Central Minnesota turkey growing operation hard last year. In just one week, one of his farms tested positive going to do, another on Tuesday. Within ...

Minnesota was on track to declare itself free of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI, also known as H5N1) on Friday, but state officials cautioned on Wednesday that is not likely to last. The ...

Minnesota has declared a state of emergency due to a trifecta of bird flu strains. ... Those included avian metapneumovirus (aMPV), highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), and the H5N1 flu virus.

WILLMAR, Minn. — Minnesota continues to add to its list of avian flu infection sites — with 66 confirmed sites — while the number of birds affected has not changed drastically since last week.

Minnesota State Veterinarian Brian Hoefs gives an update on bird flu to the House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Contributed / Minnesota House ...

Since the bird flu outbreak started in March 2022, Minnesota poultry farms have lost 6 million turkeys and chickens to highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI.

Minnesota and Iowa were added to the National Milk Testing Strategy on Jan. 8. ... While the last detection of the avian flu virus in Minnesota's dairy cattle herd was in July 2024, ...

Minnesota Legislature sends $1 million emergency bird flu funding to governor's desk To date, the avian influenza has been detected in 21 Minnesota flocks, affecting 1 million birds. Apr 7, 2022 ...