ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) – Governor Tim Walz has announced the activation of a USDA emergency response team in Minnesota to support the state’s control and containment efforts of a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, known as HPAI, which poses a low risk to humans but is currently confirmed in three poultry flocks in Minnesota.
The USDA emergency team will support a team of experts from the Minnesota Board of Animal Health and Department of Agriculture as they quarantine the infected flocks, support response activities, conduct disease surveillance, and coordinate logistics. The USDA team will arrive on Wednesday and be deployed for at least three weeks.
Minnesota is ranked number one in turkey production in the nation.
HPAI has been confirmed in poultry flocks in Meeker, Mower, and Stearns counties.
