3 business meat turkey flocks in Missouri had been inflamed with extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
The US Division of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Well being Inspection Carrier (APHIS) reported that the presence of HPAI used to be showed on 3 premises in Dallas County on February 21.
The biggest of the 3 flocks had 31,000 turkeys whilst the smallest flock had 12,300 turkeys concerned. Jointly, 71,800 birds had been misplaced. In line with the Missouri Division of Agriculture, all 3 flocks had been depopulated.
In the past, Missouri had now not had any showed instances of HPAI in 2024. The state’s final case used to be showed on November 14, 2023, in Jasper County, with 29,300 turkeys concerned. Missouri misplaced two flocks and 45,900 head of industrial poultry to the virus in 2023. In 2022, the state misplaced 8 flocks and 469,300 birds because of HPAI infections. Alternatively, up to now, Dallas County had now not had any HPAI infections right through the 2022-24 avian influenza outbreak.
To this point in 2024, 9 states have had HPAI infections in business poultry and/or business gamebird operations. Kansas has had the maximum with 5, whilst California has had 4, and with those 3 turkey flocks concerned, Missouri has had 3. North Carolina and South Dakota have each had two flocks affected, whilst Colorado, Nebraska, Indiana and Wisconsin have each and every had one.
In Canada, 3 provinces have had business poultry flocks suffering from HPAI. Quebec has had two flock infections, whilst Ontario and Alberta have each and every had one.
To be informed extra about HPAI instances in business poultry flocks in the USA, Mexico and Canada, see an interactive map on WATTPoultry.com.
View our proceeding protection of the international avian influenza scenario.