UPDATE (April 27, 2022):
JOHNSON CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The avian flu is now impacting a flock in Johnson County.
So far, the flu has been detected in three duck farms in northern Indiana and six turkey farms in southern Indiana.
Now, 41 chickens, ducks and peafowl in Central Indiana are infected. Anyone with a hobby flock in Johnson County can now get free testing for avian flu by calling the Board of Animal Health.
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UPDATE (April 19, 2022):
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Another farm has tested positive for the bird flu in northern Indiana.
The state’s Board of Animal Health yesterday said a third duck farm, this one again in Elkhart County, saw a positive test.
It marks the ninth farm to see a case of the bird flu.
So far, nearly 190 thousand birds in the state have been put down because of the flu. Indiana is also reporting a case of the bird flu found in a bald eagle and two other wild birds.
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ORIGINAL STORY:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana’s bird flu outbreak is growing.
The state’s Board of Animal Health yesterday said the flu was detected at a duck farm near Elkhart in northern Indiana.
It is the seventh farm in the state to see a bird flu case. There are about 400 ducks at the farm.
The Board of Animal Health has notified 78 other bird farms near Elkhart and asked them to start testing their birds.
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