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Wisconsin to issue daily H5N2 briefings

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection will issue a daily Avian Influenza Briefing, Monday-through-Friday as long as the situation warrants.  News releases will be issued for significant new developments.  There were no new infections in the state on Friday.

As of Friday afternoon there are six infected farms in four counties affecting 985,033 chickens and 303,823 turkeys.

The status of the infected farms:

• Jefferson County Site 1:  Depopulation nearly complete, surveillance sampling complete, composting underway
• Juneau County:  Depopulation complete, surveillance sampling complete, cleaning and disinfection underway
• Barron County Site 1:  Depopulation complete, surveillance sampling complete, composting underway
• Chippewa County:  Depopulation underway, surveillance sampling to begin soon
• Jefferson County Site 2:  Depopulation underway, surveillance sampling to begin soon
• Barron County Site 2:  Site evaluation complete, awaiting depopulation