Deadly Bird Flu Shows Up On 5th Minnesota Farm
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Officials say a bird flu strain that's deadly to poultry has been confirmed on a fifth turkey farm in Minnesota.
The Minnesota Board of Animal Health says the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the H5N2 strain in a flock of 71,000 turkeys in Stearns County.
It's the second infection of a turkey flock in the central Minnesota county. The strain also was detected in a turkey flock in South Dakota.
The latest Minnesota discovery brings the total number of outbreaks in the Midwest to 10.
Migratory waterfowl are suspected as the source.
(© Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
