Bird flu detected in Keokuk County and Van Buren County flocks

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 296

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has detected two cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in flocks in Keokuk and Van Buren counties.

IDALS and the U.S. Department of Agriculture categorize these flocks as multi-species backyard flocks. A spokesperson with IDALS said the Keokuk County flock had about 85 birds and the Van Buren County flock had about 45 birds.

These are the third and fourth HPAI outbreaks in Iowa …

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