Announced by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship yesterday afternoon another case of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or bird flu, in a commercial turkey flock in Sac County. This is Iowa’s fourth detection of the bird flu within domestic birds in 2025.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is asking all poultry producers or those with backyard birds to heighten their biosecurity measures and practices. People can find information and tips to heighten their biosecurity by heading to iowaagriculture.gov to learn more. If any poultry producers or those with backyard flocks have suspected a case of bird flu, they need to contact their veterinarian immediately and report that to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.

Zach Tomesch, News Director KFJB