DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> strikes more poultry in 4 states; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> updates details on recent human cases</p><p>Lisa Schnirring, February 24, 2025</p><p>"In new H5N1 avian flu confirmations today, the US Department of Agriculture (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a>) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/APHIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APHIS</span></a>) reported that the virus hit more flocks in four states, including another massive layer farm in Ohio, the nation’s second biggest poultry producer.</p><p>"Over the past several weeks, Ohio has been one of main outbreak epicenters, with one of the latest events involving a commercial farm in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DarkeCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkeCounty</span></a> that has more than 3 million birds, according to APHIS. The virus also struck another layer farm in Ohio’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MercerCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MercerCounty</span></a>, a facility that has nearly 85,000 birds.</p><p>"Elsewhere, the virus struck two more commercial farms in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indiana</span></a>, another hard-hit state. The latest outbreaks occurred at a turkey farm in Washington County and a commercial duck-breeding facility in Elkhart County. The virus was also confirmed in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/backyard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backyard</span></a> birds in two states, a location in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrowardCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrowardCounty</span></a> and a location in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a>’s Delaware County.</p><p>"Over the last 30 days alone, ongoing H5N1 outbreaks have led to the loss of nearly 19 million birds.</p><p>"In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dairy</span></a> herd developments, over the last few days, APHIS confirmed one more detection, which involves another herd from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nevada</span></a>. The state now has eight affected herds. Since the virus first emerged in dairy cattle about a year ago, detections have been reported in 973 herds across 17 states."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/h5n1-strikes-more-poultry-4-states-cdc-updates-details-recent-human-cases" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza</span><span class="invisible">-bird-flu/h5n1-strikes-more-poultry-4-states-cdc-updates-details-recent-human-cases</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAINews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAINews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AvianInfluenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvianInfluenza</span></a></p>