Bird Flu In Southern Indiana

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Bird flu found on poultry farm in Indiana, nearly 30,000 turkeys killed to contain spread

Roughly 30,000 turkeys on a farm in southern Indiana have been killed after bird flu was detected. Nearby farms are testing to contain the spread.

www.indystar.com

 

[littletommy]

I’m not really clear, do the officials think this was an intentional act? The one quoted in the article said this is a foreign disease (not necessarily meaning “foreign” from another country, maybe just not heard of in this region), so, how did the birds get it?

And why do they refer to distance in kilometers?

 

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IndyStar...?

 

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I’m not really clear, do the officials think this was an intentional act? The one quoted in the article said this is a foreign disease (not necessarily meaning “foreign” from another country, maybe just not heard of in this region), so, how did the birds get it?

And why do they refer to distance in kilometers?

It's quite possible that a worker on a poultry farm could carry it in on their clothing. Maybe they raise backyard chickens, and those chickens came in contact with an affected migratory bird or their droppings. Maybe an employee attended or participate in a chicken fighting event and came in contact with an infected chicken. Maybe an infected bird entered a poultry barn or maybe their Biosecurity is not that tight at the farm. You can come up with all kinds of different scenarios.

 

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State officials: Bird flu found at 4th Indiana turkey farm

State officials say a strain of avian flu has been found at a fourth commercial turkey farm in southern Indiana

abcnews.go.com

Avian influenza in Indiana

Information includes status, Division of Fish & Wildlife surveillance efforts, signs of disease and how to prevent spread. Very few types of AI can infect humans.

www.in.gov

 

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Fifth Indiana Farm Has Avian Flu; More Turkeys to be Put Down

Donnie Burgess contributed to this story. DUBOIS COUNTY, Ind.--The avian flu has been detected on another farm in Dubois County. The Indiana Board of Animal Health says that another 35,908 turkeys will have to be “depopulated” or put down, and that effort was already underway Wednesday. Five...

www.wibc.com