Bird flu is once again sweeping through commercial and backyard poultry flocks, infecting and killing more than 8.9 million turkeys, chickens and ducks in the U.S. since September.
Source: AgriMarketing, December 1, 2025. Link. As of November 21st, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service reported outbreaks in 90 commercial and backyard flocks just in the last 30 days, affecting more than 1.6 million birds. APHIS data show that nearly 184 million birds have been infected nationwide since the outbreak started in February 2022. Indiana has been the hotbed of activity in the last month, with outbreaks in 28 commercial and 21 backyard flocks infecting 666,310 birds, according to the APHIS dashboard.
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