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Bird Flu Spreads to Second Iowa Turkey Flock

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Thousands of turkeys like these in a facilty in northwest Iowa will be euthanized after another case of H5N2 or avian flu was discovered

The Iowa Department of Agriculture is responding to a second case of avian flu in a Northwest Iowa turkey flock. It’s a commercial operation in Sac County.   The facility has 34,000 turkeys and is located near the initial case of H5N2 in Buena Vista County. State officials have quarantined the production areas and birds on the property will be euthanized to prevent the spread of the disease.

State Agriculture officials and the Iowa Department of Public Health are working directly with poultry workers at the affected facility to ensure proper precautions are being taken.

This is the third case of bird flu in Iowa. A commercial flock of laying hens was also found to be infected in Osceola County.

Pat Blank is the host of All Things Considered