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 ...

With the approach Thursday of the anniversary of the state's bird flu outbreak, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey outlined steps taken by poultry farmers and government agencies to better ...

Six bird flu cases have already been confirmed in Iowa this year and an expert at the USDA says warmer weather will ramp up the spring migration of wild birds — and more incidents where entire flocks ...

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 ...