Second Bird Flu Outbreak in a Week Hits Kossuth County Flock

Second bird flu outbreak in a week hits Kossuth County flock

State agriculture officials confirm a second bird flu outbreak in Kossuth County this week, affecting tens of thousands of birds at a game bird hatchery.

Five wild birds in Suffolk test positive for avian influenza, federal data shows

This strain of bird flu, H5N1, spreads easily and can cause severe illness and death in birds.

Bird flu detected in Kossuth County game bird hatchery

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has detected a second outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in a Kossuth County mixed-species flock in a week. A spokesperson with IDALS said the flock had about 25,000 birds. The…

Second bird flu case confirmed in Kossuth County

Another case of bird flu in Iowa has been found in Kossuth County, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.

Iowa's second case of bird flu detected in Kossuth County

This is the second case of the year; the first was announced last Thursday and also involved game birds in Kossuth County.

2nd outbreak of Bird flu detected in Kossuth County game bird hatchery

ALGONA, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH)— The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has detected a second outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in a Kossuth County mixed-species flock in a week. A spokesperson with IDALS said the flock had about 25,000 birds. The outbreak occurred at a mixed-species game bird hatchery and included pheasants, quails and chukars, a game bird in the pheasant family. The previous bird flu detec…