13 Minnesota Poultry Flocks Now Infected With Bird Flu

Minneapolis MN

05 April, 2022

2:02 PM

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CBS Minnesota April 5, 2022 The Minnesota Board of Animal Health says the bird flu is spreading to additional poultry flocks in the state. The latest outbreak of avian influenza has now affected 13 flocks in the state, up from seven last Friday. The newly reported cases all are in commercial turkey flocks — two in Kandiyohi County and one each in Becker, Dodge, Le Sueur and Stearns counties. The affected flocks so far include more than 580,000 birds. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.