JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH) recently revealed that chicken from a commercial breeder in Mississippi tested positive for the bird flu. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory notified MBAH that poultry from a Greene County chicken flock tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza. Samples from the flock were tested at the Mississippi Veterinary Research …

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Poultry from a chicken breeder in Mississippi has tested positive for bird flu, according to state officials.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratory notified the Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH) that poultry from a commercial breeder in southeast Mississippi tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu after samples were sent to a federal lab, according to an MBAH statement issued on Monday.
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A commercial poultry breeder in Greene County was informed that the flock tested positive for bird flu, according to the Mississippi Board of Animal Health. The Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory conducted the tests and it was confirmed at a lab in Ames, Iowa. According to the Department of Agriculture, avian influenza, or bird flu, does not present a food safety risk; poultry and eggs are safe to eat when handle…

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Mississippi reported its first case of avian influenza in commercial poultry since spring 2023 after a commercial breeder’s chicken flock tested positive for the virus. The post State’s First Bird-Flu Case in Commercial Poultry Since 2023 Appears in Greene County, Officials Confirm appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

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JACKSON — It has been over a year since the last reported outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a Mississippi commercial flock. USDA confirmed a facility in Greene County had an outbreak on Dec. 20th. To date, 26,000 birds have been affected in the commercial broiler breeder while the outbreak remains active. According to the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, the samples were tested at the Mississippi State Veterinar…

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