Bird flu infects backyard flock of chickens and ducks in Dallas County Iowa

 

Headline:  Des Moines Register, 3/8/2025

Kyle Werner reports:

The bird flu has come closer to the Des Moines metro, being detected in a small backyard flock in Dallas County, the Iowa Department of Agriculture announced Saturday. It's the fifth time bird flu has been detected in Iowa this year. 

A highly pathogenic avian influenza infection was detected in a flock of 37 chickens and ducks. Iowa Department of Agriculture spokesperson Don McDowell declined to say where in the county — which includes rural areas and suburban cities on the western edge of the Des Moines metro — the flock was located. 

The last known infection in Dallas County came in October 2022, also in a backyard flock.

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