A confirmed case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected in a backyard poultry flock in Jessamine County, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture reports.
According to a release, the samples were confirmed to contain the virus by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories after “representatives at the Jessamine County premises alerted KDA of increased mortality in their flock” on December 6.
The affected flock has been quarantined, and a ten kilometer surveillance zone around the premises has been established…