Additional cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were reported in commercial poultry flocks in the United States and Canada.
HPAI reported South Dakota turkeys, Iowa cases confirmed
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed new HPAI cases in Beadle, Clark and Hanson, South Dakota. All three of the reported cases impacted commercial turkey farms.
The Beadle, Clark and Hanson confirmations came on October 25 and involved 51,100, 31,100 and 13,400 turkeys, respectively.
For two of the South Dakota counties, Clark and Hanson, this is the first case of HPAI confirmed in 2023. In Beadle County, the last reported HPAI case in commercial poultry was on April 19, 2023. In total, South Dakota has now reported a total of nine commercial flocks impacted in 2023.
APHIS also confirmed a case of HPAI reported in Pocahontas County, Iowa, affecting 49,100 commercial turkey flocks reported earlier this week. Before that, HPAI had not been reported in Iowa since January 25, 2023.
More HPAI reported in British Columbia
Also on October 25, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) reported a new HPAI case in commercial poultry in the City of Abbotsford.
CFIA did not disclosed the flock sizes for the most recent cases, nor has it offered information on the type of poultry involved.
This is the 45th commercial poultry flock impacted with HPAI in the City of Abbotsford since the beginning of the 2022/2023 avian influenza outbreak. The last case confirmed for the City of Abbotsford was on January 13, 2023.
Since April 13, 2022, British Columbia has reported 82 commercial poultry flocks impacted by HPAI, with the most recent cases including two poultry operations in Chilliwack, British Columbia, this week.
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To learn more about HPAI cases in commercial poultry flocks in the United States, Mexico and Canada, see an interactive map on WATTPoultry.com.
