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A new case of bird flu surfaced in a commercial turkey flock in Iowa Thursday, after a more than two-week lull in new cases of the highly contagious and deadly virus.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the top 10 importers of U.S. poultry have put some restrictions in place — largely banning chicken and turkey products from specific counties or regions in the U.S. Seven years ago, several countries banned poultry from the entire U.S. because of a bird flu outbreak.
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The highly pathogenic avian flu is driving up egg prices and tightening the supply for Iowa’s egg producers.
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State officials and scientists are cautioning backyard flock owners to be on high alert for bird flu. The highly contagious disease has reached small flocks in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.
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The highly pathogenic avian flu spreading through Iowa is threatening commercial and backyard flocks. This year’s lethal strain is also putting some wild birds at risk.
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The governor's education plan meets resistance. The state prepares to reduce unemployment benefits. And the push to license midwives hits a snag.
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State and federal agriculture officials confirmed a case of bird flu in a commercial flock of just under 54,000 turkeys.
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Across the eastern and central U.S., a highly contagious and lethal strain of bird flu is now spreading. Since February, more than 13 million chickens, turkeys and other birds have died because of the disease or have been culled to stop the spread. Poultry producers and backyard flock owners are trying to learn more from past outbreaks to protect their birds.
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State and federal agriculture officials confirmed bird flu in a commercial flock of 5.3 million egg-laying hens in northwest Iowa's Buena Vista County. It's the fourth case in Iowa and the largest to date.
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State and federal agriculture officials have confirmed an outbreak of deadly bird flu in a flock of commercial layer chickens in southwest Iowa’s Taylor County, the third outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu in the state.