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Bird Flu Found In Turkeys In Eastern Missouri

Bird Flu Found In Turkeys In Eastern Missouri

Bird Flu Found In Turkeys In Eastern Missouri

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FILE PHOTO: Health officials prepare to dispose of turkeys at a farm in Loucky, 160km (99 miles) east of Prague, as part of a precautionary measure against bird flu, July 14, 2007. Tests confirmed the H5N1 type of the bird flu virus in poultry at two farms in the eastern Czech Republic, the State Veterinary Authority (SVS) said on Thursday. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC)

(KTTS News) — Bird flu has been discovered in a commercial turkey flock in Osage County, Missouri.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has taken steps to quarantine the facility and birds on the property have been removed.

The birds did not enter the food supply.

Missouri’s Animal Health Division is working with the USDA on additional surveillance in the surrounding area.

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