2 more dairy herds test positive for bird flu in Iowa – WHO TV 13 Des Moines News & Weather

FILE - Cows are seen at a dairy in California, Nov. 23, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday, April 23, 2024, that samples of pasteurized milk had tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

IOWA Two more dairy herds in northwest Iowa have tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, commonly known as bird flu, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship said on Friday.

According to the department, one of the herds is in Plymouth County and the other is in Sioux County. Since the start of June, there have been five cases of bird flu in dairy herds, with three of those cases being in Sioux County.

For more information about bird flu and the symptoms, enhanced safety measures, and other resources just visit the departments website.

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