The US Department of Agriculture (USDA)- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reported that the outbreak has struck seven states in the last few days.

H5N1 first turned up in US poultry in early 2022 and has led to the loss of 68.4 million poultry across 47 states.

There have been outbreaks in 24 states in the last month alone.

Affected premises include commercial farms in Arkansas, Ohio, Minnesota, Dakota, California, and Colorado.

The virus also affected backyard poultry in seven states: Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, and South Dakota.