Avian Influenza H5N2 -- United States
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- A Jennie-O Turkey Store operation in Barron, [Barron County],Wisconsin, discovered traces of a low-pathogenic bird flu strain, according to Food Processing [].
- Hormel Foods, which owns Jennie-O, confirmed the H5N2 strain was detected [4 Mar 2017]. According to the US Department of Agriculture, 84 000 birds are on the farm.
- The discovery is the 3rd reported in the US. Highly pathogenic bird flu (HPAI) H7 was detected at a Tennessee chicken farm, and an unrelated
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