Indiana-based Rose Acre Farms, the second largest egg producer in the U.S., has confirmed fowl deaths from bird flu at its southern Indiana facility.

Over 2.8 million egg laying hens have been killed after a bird flu outbreak in Jackson County. It’s the largest appearance in Indiana of the infectious agent avian influenza since the strain was first spotted in 2022. Seymour based Rose Acre Farms confirmed the outbreak to Hoosier Ag Today in a statement:

One of the largest egg producers in the United States has confirmed cases of bird flu at one of their Indiana facilities, according to a statement released on Monday. Rose Acre Farms (RAF) has locations in seven states,

An egg farm in southern Indiana has tested positive for bird flu. Rose Acre Farms, one of the largest egg producers in the country, announced on its Facebook that its Cort Acre Egg Farm in Seymour recently tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI),

The second largest egg producer in the U.S. said its farm in Seymour, Indiana, tested positive for the avian flu. Rose Acre Farms said its Cort Acre Egg Farm started noticing deaths over the weekend.

A case of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been confirmed at a commercial poultry farm in Norfolk. The highly pathogenic virus was detected at a premises near Loddon, the Department for Environment,

State officials are working with partners to test suspected cases and collaborating with municipalities to safely dispose of dead birds." The post Bird flu now considered ‘widespread’ in Mass., officials say appeared first on Boston.

Scientists say the temporary freeze on communications from federal officials creates a troubling blind spot for those tracking the virus.