The Iowa Department of Agriculture and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service have detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in an O’Brien County dairy herd. It’s Iowa’s first reported case of HPAI in dairy cattle. To date, APHIS has confirmed over 80 dairy cases on farms in South Dakota, Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, Michigan, Kansas, Idaho, New Mexico, and Colorado. Iowa’s Ag Department will announce additional response measures soon. “Given the spread of HPAI within dairy cattle in many other states, it’s not surprising that we would have a case given the size of Iowa’s dairy industry,” says Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig. “Poultry producers and dairy farmers should immediately harden their biosecurity measures, limit unnecessary visitors, and report symptomatic birds or cattle.” Naig also says the situation is evolving and officials will continue to be in close communication with stakeholders, USDA, and other states
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