The US records bird flu in turkeys, the 1st case in commercial farming since 2020

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu at a turkey farm in Indiana, the country's first case in a commercial operation. birds since 2020. Cases of the disease could harm the US agricultural sector because birds are killed and trading partners can limit imports from infected areas. China said on Monday it had banned poultry imports from Spain and Moldova due to outbreaks. Bird flu does not present an immediate public health concern, the USDA said. But the group of infected turkeys in Dubois County, Indiana, in the south of the state, suffered an increase in mortality, according to the department. Indiana said the virus strain was H5N1 and that it was the state's first case of highly pathogenic avian flu in commercial birds since 2016. The H5N1 strain was also found in wild birds along the US east coast this year. Indiana authorities quarantined the infected ...