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A deadly strain of bird flu has been discovered at a commercial turkey operation in southwestern Indiana, marking the first detection in Daviess County this year. State animal health officials confirmed the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza at the facility.<\/p>

The Indiana State Board of Animal Health announced that over 30,000 birds at the affected farm will need to be euthanized to prevent the virus from spreading. Officials have established containment measures including a control zone spanning approximately 6.2 miles around the infected site, with an extended surveillance area covering more than 12 miles in parts of Daviess County.<\/p>

This outbreak represents the return of the dangerous bird flu strain to the southwestern Indiana region after its previous appearance in 2024. The highly contagious virus poses significant threats to both commercial poultry operations and wild bird populations.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A deadly strain of bird flu has been discovered at a commercial turkey facility in southwestern Indiana’s Daviess County. State officials will euthanize more than 30,000 birds and have established control zones around the affected area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":26499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771956086405.jpg?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-6Tq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28121,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/bird-flu-outbreaks-strike-indiana-poultry-farms-raising-concerns\/","url_meta":{"origin":26500,"position":0},"title":"Bird Flu Outbreaks Strike Indiana Poultry Farms, Raising Concerns","author":"Admin","date":"February 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Indiana's poultry industry is facing fresh challenges as highly pathogenic avian influenza spreads through the state. 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