Des Moines, Iowa — Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has prolonged catastrophe proclamations for six counties pertaining to hen flu.
The USDA just lately confirmed optimistic circumstances of extremely pathogenic avian influenza in all six counties, together with Buena Vista, Clay, and Pocahontas. The extensions run via December seventeenth.
The proclamation permits state assets from Iowa Homeland Security, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, and different companies to help with monitoring and monitoring, fast detection, containment, disposal, and disinfection. The proclamation additionally waives regulatory provisions associated to industrial autos responding to affected websites.
The recent detection of hen flu doesn’t current a direct public well being concern, and it stays fit for human consumption poultry merchandise. If producers suspect indicators of hen flu of their flocks, they need to contact their veterinarian instantly.
The different counties named within the proclamation are Hamilton, Kossuth, and Tayor counties.
(Courtesy fellow Community First Broadcasting station KAYL in Storm Lake)