Over a half million birds are impacted by the over 40 northern Indiana commercial poultry farms impacted by the bird flu since early October.
The reported cases are in Elkhart and LaGrange counties. Commercial egg layers and meat duck farms have been impacted.
According to health department reports, no turkey facilities have been impacted.
Each facility with a positive test must be quarantined and the birds depopulated.
The economic impact to Indiana’s poultry industry isn’t known. Indiana ranks first in the nation in duck production and third in egg production.
The USDA says the virus is not a food safety risk. Cooked poultry and eggs remain safe to eat.
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