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Airport air sampling captures COVID, influenza viruses
CIDRAP • • health
Key Points:
- The USDA's APHIS reported three major H5N1 avian flu outbreaks in Minnesota, affecting over 118,000 birds across two turkey operations and a poultry breeder facility.
- In the last 30 days, 16 flocks, including 10 commercial and six backyard flocks, tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, impacting approximately 400,000 birds.
- Wild bird detections of H5N1 have increased recently, with nearly 30 cases in Kootenai County, Indiana, and 20 in Webber County, Utah, primarily involving mallards and other waterfowl.
- Other states have also reported smaller numbers of wild bird avian flu cases, indicating a broader geographic spread among wild waterfowl populations.
