US Bird Flu Toll: 20 Million Chickens, Five Million Turkeys
US - In the latest official update, 11 new outbreaks of H5N2 highly pathogenic avian influenza have been reported in US poultry; eight of these are in commercial turkeys and two in commercial chickens, all in counties and states with previous outbreaks. A backyard flock in Missouri is also affected. The 133 outbreaks so far have affected more than 25.7 million birds.