Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Utah reports outbreak of bird flu affecting 1.2 million hens

 
Photo credit:  Oakdell Egg Farms
Headline:  WATT Poultry, 7/7/2026

Roy Graber reports:
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the situation was confirmed on July 6, and the affected flock included 1.2 million hens. 
The poultry flock was struck by HPAI a little more than a month after the presence of the H5N1 virus was confirmed in a commercial dairy herd in Cache County. That case was confirmed on June 1 and announced by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) on the following day. At the time, UDAF said it was working closely with dairy producers in the area, as well as the Utah Department of Health and Human Services and other local, state, and federal partners, on avian influenza response plans, surveillance, and biosecurity.

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