Iowa hit with 6th and biggest bird flu infection of 2025

 

Headline:  Cedar Rapids Gazette, 3/14/2025

Jared Strong reports:

Wild birds are common carriers of the virus, and their migrations through Iowa are expected to accelerate in the coming weeks. 

Other detections this year include: 

• March 9: A backyard flock of about 30 chickens and ducks in Dallas County. 

• Feb. 19: A commercial flock of about 30,000 turkeys in Sac County. 

• Feb. 13: A commercial flock of about 27,000 turkeys in Buena Vista County. 

• Feb. 2: A commercial flock of about 240,000 egg-laying chickens in O'Brien County. 

• Jan. 6: A backyard flock of about 60 ducks, chickens and geese in Clinton County.

Related posts:

2025

Bird flu infects backyard flock of chickens and ducks in Dallas County Iowa.  (3/9)

Bird flu wipes out CAFO operation of 26,730 turkeys in Iowa.  (2/15)

Another case of bird flu hits O'Brien County Iowa; 240,000 layer hens affected.  (2/3)

Sioux County Iowa (human population 36,246) leads bird flu hit parade with 12,108,000 depopulated chickens.  (1/27)

2024

Iowa records first human case of bird flu.  (12/28)

Let's do the math about those 6,000,000 Iowa laying hens "affected" by bird flu.  (12/10)