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Today the USDA added 48 new wild bird detections of HPAI H5 in the continental United States, adding New Hampshire and Delaware to the list of affected states that already included North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland & Florida.
Additionally, Indiana has reported an outbreak on a commercial turkey farm.
To date, the USDA has recorded 139 positive cases among wild birds. You can access the updated list on this USDA/APHIS webpage:
Some recent blogs on this growing incursion of HPAI H5 into the United States includes:
CDC Statement: `Low Risk' To Public From HPAI H5 Avian Flu
USDA Announces 87 Additional Wild Bird HPAI H5 Detections
Eurosurveillance On H5N1 In The UK - Avian Flu Updates From CFIA, USDA & DEFRA
USDA Confirms 2 Additional HPAI H5N1 Detections In Wild Birds (North & South Carolina)
