Headline: KSDK St. Louis. 10/6/2026
Hunter Bassler reports:
The United States Department of Agriculture confirmed that 934,600 birds were affected by the outbreak at a commercial table egg layer facility in Clinton County, Illinois. There is no treatment for bird flu, and the only way to stop the disease is to depopulate, or kill, all affected and exposed birds.
The state with the next highest number of birds affected by bird flu is Minnesota, with a total of 168,880 birds affected statewide.
Germantown officials told 5 On Your Side that the outbreak was confirmed at Rose Acre Farms outside of the village's limits. Rose Acre Farms is the nation's second-largest egg producer in the United States, according to the company's website.
5 On Your Side has reached out to Rose Acre Farms, the Illinois Department of Agriculture, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office for comment on the outbreak, along with what precautions are being taken to stop the outbreak's spread. Our newsroom has not received responses as of this article's publication.
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