A turkey flock in south central Minnesota has tested positive for the H7N9 strain of avian influenza.
The birds in the commercial flock, located in Meeker County, Minnesota, appear healthy and show no sign of infection. They have been quarantined by the Minnesota Board of Animal Health.
Officials say this particular strain of the avian flu virus is different from the one that’s affected birds and poultry in Asia, and that the virus isn’t a threat unless it mutates. They stress that bird flu in domestic poultry is not unusual and it’s still safe to eat turkey produced in Minnesota.
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