Bird flu detected in Iowa poultry flock – KCCI Des Moines

FORECAST. ANNOR:UNCE KCCI 8 NEWS STARTS RIGHT NOW WITH BREAKING NEWS. ALYX: THAT BREAKING NEWS IS SOMETHING POULTRY PRODUCERS WERE HOPING WOULD NOT HAPPEN. BIRD FLU TODAY IN IOWA. THE STATE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT SAYS A CASE HAS BEEN DETECTED IN POTTAWATTAEMI COUY.NT THE DEPARTMENT JUST HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE REGARDING THE NEW CASES. SCOTT CARPENTER LTEISNED IN. WHAT DID YOU LEARN? SCOTT: THE HEALTH DEPARTMTEN SAYS THE CASE COMES FROM A FLOCK OF DUCKS AND CHICKENS. THEY DID NOTHARE S ANY MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE THIS IS HAPPENING. THE CDC SAYS THEIR BD FLU SECA DOES NOT PRESENT IN IMMEDIATE HEALTH CONCERN FOR HUMS.AN THERE ARE NO CASES IN HUMANS AND IT IS STILL SAFE TO EAT POULTRY COSOK TO A TEMPERATURE OF 165 DEGREES. THE DEASEISAN C TRAVEL IN WILD BIRDS AND IT IS OFTEN FATAL TO BIRD POPULATNSIO OCCLUDING CHICKEN AND TURKEYS. WITHIN THE LAST HALF HOUR, THE STATE VETERINARIAN DESCRIBED THE RESPONSE TO THE FIRST CONFIRMED CASE. >> ANY POTENTIAL HIGH-PASS AVIAN INFLUEANZ CASE, WE ALWAYS IMMEDIATELY ISSUE QUARANTINES OF THE FLOCK AND QUESTION. THE FLOCK WAS MERELY QUARANTINED. ALL BIRDST ATHE POSITIVE SITE HAVE BEEN DE-POPULATED AND DISPOSAL HASCCUR ORED. SCOTT: THE IOWA POULTRY ASSOCIION ATSIT MAE STATEMENT SAYING THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE PRIVEAT POULTRY FARMERS, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE USDA TO PREVENT ANYURTHER F SPEND. POULTRY PRODUCERS SHOULD CALL THE VETERINARIANS IF THEY SEE A DECRSEEA IN PRODUCTION, SWELLING OF THE HEAD, EYELIDS, OR OTHER DYBO PARTS ARE BIRDS STUMBLING AND FALLING DOWN. THE STATE VET IS KEEPING AN EYE ON A COUPLE OF OTHER BACKYARD FLOCKS IN POTTAWATTAMIE AND MILLS COUNTY. ALYX: THIS WILL BE DEVASTATING NEWS FOR THEM. IOWA NOW JOINS EIGHT OTHER STATES WHERE THIS STRAIN OF BIRD FLU HAS BEEN DETECTED. CONNECTICUT CONFIRMED ITS FIRST CASE TODAY AS WELL. THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SAYS THE OUTBREAKS AFFECT MORE THAN 1.6 MILONLI CHICKENS, TURKEYS, AND OTHER CAPTIVE BIRDS. IOWA’S POULTRY INDUSTRY IS STILL RECOVERING FROM THE 2015 BIRD FLU OUTBREAK. IT FORCED FARMERS TO DESTROY MORE THAN 32 MLIONILHI CCKENS, TURKEYS, AND OTHER POULTRY. THE OUTBREAK ALSO SLHEDASOW IA’S EGG OUTPUT AND COST IOWA MORE THAN1 $BILLION IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. THE IOWA FARM BUREAU ESTIMATES THE OUTBREAK COST IOWA 8500 JOBS. STAY WITH KCCI FOR COVERAGE ON THIS BREAKING STORY.

Bird flu detected in Iowa poultry flock

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on Wednesday confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic bird flu in Pottawattamie County.The Iowa Department of Ag reports the virus was found in a non-commercial, backyard poultry flock.The recent bird flu detections in birds do not present an immediate public health concern, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.“We recognize the threat HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza) and other foreign animal diseases pose to Iowa agriculture,” Secretary Mike Naig said in a news release. “We have been working with USDA, livestock producers and other stakeholders to develop, test and strengthen our foreign animal disease preparedness and response plans since the 2015 HPAI outbreak. While a case like this is not unexpected, we are working with USDA and other partners to implement our plans and protect the health of poultry flocks in Iowa.”The Ag department said biosecurity resources and best practices are available at iowaagriculture.gov/biosecurity.Signs of HPAI include:Sudden increase in bird deaths without any clinical signsLack of energy and appetiteDecrease in egg productionSoft- or thin-shelled or misshapen eggsSwelling of the head, eyelids, comb, wattles, and hocksPurple discoloration of the wattles, comb, and legsGasping for air (difficulty breathing)Coughing, sneezing, and/or nasal discharge (runny nose)Stumbling or falling downDiarrhea

DES MOINES, Iowa —

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on Wednesday confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic bird flu in Pottawattamie County.

The Iowa Department of Ag reports the virus was found in a non-commercial, backyard poultry flock.

The recent bird flu detections in birds do not present an immediate public health concern, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“We recognize the threat HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza) and other foreign animal diseases pose to Iowa agriculture,” Secretary Mike Naig said in a news release. “We have been working with USDA, livestock producers and other stakeholders to develop, test and strengthen our foreign animal disease preparedness and response plans since the 2015 HPAI outbreak. While a case like this is not unexpected, we are working with USDA and other partners to implement our plans and protect the health of poultry flocks in Iowa.”

The Ag department said biosecurity resources and best practices are available at iowaagriculture.gov/biosecurity.

Signs of HPAI include:

  • Sudden increase in bird deaths without any clinical signs
  • Lack of energy and appetite
  • Decrease in egg production
  • Soft- or thin-shelled or misshapen eggs
  • Swelling of the head, eyelids, comb, wattles, and hocks
  • Purple discoloration of the wattles, comb, and legs
  • Gasping for air (difficulty breathing)
  • Coughing, sneezing, and/or nasal discharge (runny nose)
  • Stumbling or falling down
  • Diarrhea