Avian Flu Affects 77,700 South Dakota Birds, Raising State’s Four-Year Outbreak Total To 8.1 Million

Avian Flu Affects 77,700 South Dakota Birds, Raising State’s Four-Year Outbreak Total To 8.1 Million

Bird flu has returned to South Dakota, with federal officials confirming detections in two flocks this month after nearly a month without U.S. cases.

Highly pathogenic bird flu found in Beadle and Brule Co.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) - The South Dakota Health Alert Network says highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) has been detected in a poultry flock in Beadle and Brule Counties. According to a news release from the South Dakota Department of Health (SDDOH), medical providers are asked "to be on the lookout for flu infections [...]

DOH asks SD medical providers to watch for infections after poultry farms hit with bird flu

(Photo by Mikkel Bergmann / Unsplash)The South Dakota Department of Health issued a warning to medical providers after two poultry farms in the state reported cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu.In an advisory notice sent out by the DOH’s Division of Disease Prevention & Control on Aug. 21, State Public Health Veterinarian Nathan Wilen asked medical providers to “be alert for” influenza infections in patients who may have bee…