More than 10 million birds have been affected in the past 45 days. Ohio is the hot spot for avian flu right now in the U.S. It has lost more than 10 million birds to the H5N1 virus in the past 45 days on commercial operations, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. It’s the most of any state.
As of Feb. 6, 50 commercial flocks have been affected since Dec. 27, starting with an egg-layer operation of 931,300 birds.
The virus has spread swiftly in Darke and Mercer counties (10,103,500 total birds), affecting not only commercial egg-layer operations, but also turkey meat, egg pullet and duck meat farms.
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