The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in two more states. The virus was found in a flock of commercial broiler chickens in Fulton County, Kentucky (near the Tennessee border), and a backyard flock of mixed-species birds in Fauquier County, Virginia. Another case is suspected in Webster County (northern Kentucky), but is awaiting final confirmation.
The virus was detected in the commercial chicken operation following an increase in poultry deaths.
