ST. PAUL, MN (AP) — The Bird Flu is back.
Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months, with the highly pathogenic disease being detected in two commercial turkey flocks in western Minnesota and a hobby flock in Indiana, officials said Wednesday.
The disease was detected after a farm in Meeker County reported an increase in mortality last weekend, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health said.
The flock was euthanized.
The board later reported that a second flock in the county tested positive Tuesday evening.
