DUBOIS CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – There’s an Avian Flu outbreak at a turkey farm in southern Indiana. Both the USDA and the Indiana State Board of Animal Health say the outbreak was detected at a farm in Dubois County.
At least 100 birds have died at the farm from highly pathogenic H5N1. This marks the first time the severe and contagious avian influenza has been reported in Indiana since 2016 when over 400,000 birds died at 11 poultry farms.
Avian influenza is not a food safety risk if poultry and eggs are eaten after being handled and cooked properly, and there have never been human cases of it detected in the U.S.
The Board of Animal Health says 29,000 turkeys at the farm are being put down to stop the flu from spreading. This is the first case of the Avian Flu in the U.S. since 2020.
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