Two additional cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were reported in commercial chicken flocks in North Carolina, while Missouri, Minnesota and South Dakota all reported one new case in commercial turkeys.
North Carolina avian influenza cases
Two presumed positive HPAI cases in Wayne County, North Carolina were confirmed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on April 6, and published on the APHIS website on April 7.
One of the cases impacts 216,049 broiler chickens, while the other includes 65,601.
There are now four positive HPAI cases reported in Wayne County, North Carolina, and seven for the state. The two other confirmed cases of HPAI in Wayne County involved a flock of 16,924 commercial turkeys reported on April 2, and a turkey flock of 14,175 reported on April 5.
The remaining three all occurred in Johnston County. The first was confirmed on March 29 and involved 32,134 commercial turkeys. The other two cases were both confirmed on April 2 and they involved two commercial turkey operations, one with 9,546 turkeys and the other with 18,888 turkeys.
Other avian influenza cases
APHIS also confirmed HPAI in commercial turkey flocks in Waseca County, Minnesota, Dade County, Missouri and McPherson County, South Dakota.
The Minnesota and South Dakota cases involved 20,438 and 42,500 turkeys, respectively.
The flock size numbers for Dade County, Missouri, are still being verified by WATT Global Media. There have been nine confirmed HPAI cases in seven counties since March 3, according to the Missouri Department of Agriculture.
So far in 2022, HPAI has been confirmed in commercial poultry flocks in the following states: North Dakota, Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Indiana, North Carolina, Minnesota and Texas. The Texas case involved pheasants. The virus has also been confirmed in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Nova Scotia.
To learn more about HPAI cases in North American commercial poultry flocks, see an interactive map on WATTPoultry.com.
Read our ongoing coverage of the global avian influenza outbreak.
