The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the first commercial case of bird flu in the country this year has been confirmed at a turkey farm in southwestern Missouri.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief veterinary officer says the poultry industry may have to live with a deadly bird flu strain for several years, which could be devastating. Missouri's first case of the H5N2 strain of avian influenza was confirmed in March...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri agriculture officials have quarantined two commercial facilities after a strain of bird flu that's deadly to poultry but poses no immediate public health concern was detected. The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced Sunday that the virus was confirmed in turkeys at a grower facility in Asbury in the southwest part of the state...