BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture has received confirmation of the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial turkey flock in Dickey County.
The State Board of Animal Health and the North Dakota Department of Agriculture are working closely with the USDA and local officials in the response. The premises have been quarantined and the flock is being depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease.
Domestic birds in a slightly more than 6-mile control zone around the affected farm are being monitored to help prevent the spread of the virus.
The detection triggers the suspension of commingling poultry/bird events both in Dickey County and birds from Dickey County. If no new cases emerge in 30 days, the suspension will be automatically lifted for that county.
