Avian Influenza

ISDA Confirms HPAI In Twin Falls County Flock
ISDA Confirms HPAI In Twin Falls County Flock
ISDA Confirms HPAI In Twin Falls County Flock
For the first time since May, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture has confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus in a backyard flock of chickens and ducks.  The Twin Falls County case is the first of HPAI in domestic poultry this season in the state.  While H...
Bird Flu Detected In Coos County Backyard Flock
Bird Flu Detected In Coos County Backyard Flock
Bird Flu Detected In Coos County Backyard Flock
Bird flu continues to be an issue in Oregon.  The state Department of Agriculture confirmed Thursday a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a backyard flock in Coos County.  The flock of 25 birds was a mix of chickens and ducks.  ODA sai...
Bird Flu Detected In Washington’s Kitsap, County Suspension Of Poultry Shows Continue
Bird Flu Detected In Washington’s Kitsap, County Suspension Of Poultry Shows Continue
Bird Flu Detected In Washington’s Kitsap, County Suspension Of Poultry Shows Continue
The Washington state Department of Agriculture announced another bird flu case Thursday.  A backyard flock in Kitsap County tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza on June 29th.  Kitsap is the 11th county with bird flu detected in domestic flocks, with 27 infected flocks statewide.  All inf...
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed In Washington’s Yakima, Oregon’s Polk counties
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed In Washington’s Yakima, Oregon’s Polk counties
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed In Washington’s Yakima, Oregon’s Polk counties
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza continues to spread across the Pacific Northwest. Last week, the Oregon Department of Agriculture confirmed a case of bird flu in a backyard flock of ducks and geese in Polk County. The flock's owner notified a private veterinarian after the sudden death of at least one bird; meanwhile, other birds in the flock were displaying clinical signs consistent with HPAI
ODA Lifts Lane County Quarantine
ODA Lifts Lane County Quarantine
ODA Lifts Lane County Quarantine
The USDA has approved a request by the Oregon Department of Agriculture to lift a regional quarantine in Lane County. That quarantine was issued on May 17th, after Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was confirmed in a backyard flock. Due to federal and international disease control requirements, after a confirmed case of HPAI in a poultry flock, a regional quarantine for all avian species and vehi
How Has Bird Flu Impacted Turkey Numbers?
How Has Bird Flu Impacted Turkey Numbers?
How Has Bird Flu Impacted Turkey Numbers?
So far during this current outbreak of avian influenza, the nation's broiler flocks had been affected far less than during the last big outbreak in 2015. "But that story's a little bit different if you focus on turkeys," noted USDA  Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski. Wh ...
Avian Influenza Confirmed In Snohomish County
Avian Influenza Confirmed In Snohomish County
Avian Influenza Confirmed In Snohomish County
Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to make its way through Washington. The latest detection was confirmed Friday, in a backyard flock in Snohomish County. The Washington State Department of Agriculture is responding to the outbreak and urging flock owners to devote all efforts to protecting uninfected flocks, especially keeping domestic flocks isolated from wild waterfowl ... Read Mor
Oregon Bird Flu Triggers Quarantines
Oregon Bird Flu Triggers Quarantines
Oregon Bird Flu Triggers Quarantines
After bird flu was reported in western Oregon earlier this week, the state Department of Agriculture has established quarantine areas. On Tuesday, a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed in Lane County. Due to federal and international disease control requirements, a regional quarantine for all avian species and vehicle traffic involved with avian species has been issued for an
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed In Idaho
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed In Idaho
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed In Idaho
Last week, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture confirmed that multiple cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been detected in two separate flocks of chickens that appear to be unrelated. “All of the birds in Caribou County died on their own," said Idaho State Veterinarian Dr. Scot ...

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