Bird flu found in Iowa turkey flock
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(ABC 6 News) — New cases of bird flu are being detected in Iowa.
The state’s Department of Agriculture and the USDA claim the cases were found in a commercial turkey flock in Palo Alto County.
This marks the fifth detection of the H5N1 and HPAI virus found in poultry this year. However, the CDC still reports the risk of human transmission of the virus remains low.