Avian influenza returns to US commercial poultry

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a U.S. commercial poultry flock for the first time since April 19. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) the presence of the virus was confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in Jerauld County, South Dakota on October 4. There were 47,300 turkeys in the affected flock. The latest detection is the 64^th case of HPAI to be confirmed in South Dakota during the 2022-23 outbreak. It is the second for Jerauld County, with the other one being confirmed on March 24, 2022. Only Minnesota has had more flocks affected by HPAI during the present outbreak. Read more