North Carolina grew to become the newest state to have a business poultry flock affected by extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in 2024 after going by all of 2023 with out such a case.

The USA Division of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Well being Inspection Service (APHIS) reported that on February 9, the presence of HPAI was confirmed in a business meat turkey flock in Lenoir County, North Carolina. The affected flock contained 32,500 birds.

That is the primary case of HPAI in business poultry in North Carolina since April 12, 2022. In 2022, the state had 9 business poultry flocks affected by HPAI, resulting in the lack of 481,400 birds. The one instances of HPAI reported in North Carolina in 2023 have been yard flocks, which in response to World Organisation for Animal Well being (WOAH) requirements, mustn’t impression worldwide poultry commerce.

With this newest HPAI detection, North Carolina turns into the eighth state to have the virus confirmed in business poultry or business gamebirds. The opposite states are Wisconsin, Colorado, Nebraska, Indiana, South Dakota, Kansas and California. It additionally turns into the fourth state to have a confirmed HPAI case in a business operation after having had none in 2023. The opposite three are Colorado, Nebraska and Indiana.

One other poultry flock in Quebec hit by avian flu

Elsewhere in North America, the Canadian Meals Inspection Company (CFIA) reported that the presence of HPAI was confirmed in a business poultry flock in Drummond Regional County Municipality, Quebec. CFIA has not disclosed the kind of flock or what number of birds have been concerned.

That is Quebec’s second business poultry operation to have been struck by HPAI in 2024. The earlier case was confirmed in Papineau Regional County Municipality on January 3.

The one different Canadian province to have HPAI seem in a business poultry farm in 2024 is Ontario, with that case being confirmed on Amherstburg on January 31. WOAH reported that was a business turkey operation, however the variety of birds misplaced has not but been disclosed.

View our persevering with protection of the world avian influenza state of affairs. 

To be taught extra about HPAI instances in business poultry flocks in the USA, Mexico and Canada, see an interactive map on WATTPoultry.com.