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Second Bird Flu Outbreak Confirmed in Jefferson County Poultry as 520,000 Birds Face Culling

State and federal animal health teams mounted a joint response with quarantines to contain the new H5N1 detection.

Farms that raise turkeys and chickens for meat and eggs are on high alert, fearing a repeat of a widespread bird flu outbreak in 2015 that killed 50 million birds across 15 states and cost the federal government nearly $1 billion. The new fear is driven by the discovery announced Feb. 9, 2022, of the virus infecting a commercial turkey flock in Indiana and now Wisconsin. Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo
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Overview

  • DATCP confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in a commercial flock on Wednesday, marking a second Jefferson County detection in recent days.
  • The affected premises was placed under quarantine to restrict the movement of poultry and poultry products.
  • About 520,000 birds on the site will be depopulated, and none of the flock will enter the food supply.
  • Wisconsin DHS and Jefferson County Public Health are monitoring exposed farm workers, and officials say the risk to the general public remains low.
  • Palmyra residents are preparing for disposal operations tied to a separate farm where roughly 3 million birds were found infected last week.