The highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in domestic poultry flocks in Washington and Buena Vista counties, marking the fifth, and sixth detections in Iowa in 2026, according to the Iowa ...

Bird flu has been detected in another backyard flock — this time in Buena Vista County — the fourth such outbreak over the past two weeks, the Iowa Department of Agriculture reports. Highly pathogenic ...

MONTEZUMA, Iowa — Since 2022, Iowa bird owners have been battling bird flu. Formally known as H5N1 HPAI, it’s highly contagious and often spread by wild waterfowl who come to backyard flocks and ...

Overall, more than 92 million birds have been killed since the outbreak began in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. More than 4 million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed ...

Northwest Iowa’s Buena Vista County has recorded another case of the highly contagious bird flu — its fourth outbreak this year, Iowa agriculture officials announced Wednesday. Officials said it ...

A thousand pheasants are to be culled after suspected bird flu at a farm near Newtownstewart (stock image) A thousand pheasants are to be culled after suspected bird flu was detected at a commercial ...