USDA stats show more than 1 million chickens are infected with bird flu in Minnesota, and in Iowa (160,850 birds) and South Dakota (300,800 birds).

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says there is a "unified front" in the state's fight against bird flu, which was recently detected in a Stearns County dairy herd. A new case of bird flu in a California ...

Minnesota has not reported any human cases of bird flu. Nationally, H5N1 has sickened 70 people, and one person has died, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Minnesota has declared a state of emergency due to a trifecta of bird flu strains. ... Minnesota, on April 30, 2015, amid a bird flu outbreak. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via Getty Images) ...

A year ago, bird flu was first found in US cows. Since then, there have been cases in herds in 17 states, including nine in Minnesota.

Minnesota bird flu. What we know. The bird flu outbreak has been a catalyst to surging egg prices for consumers in recent months.. The owner of Lutunji’s Palate Bakery and Café, Lutunji Abram ...

Minnesota prepared to declare bird flu-free status, but migratory birds may cause resurgence. Officials warn of H5N1 risks to farms and ongoing virus changes. Skip Navigation ...

As bird flu spreads to dairy cows, Minnesota’s raptors show signs of building remarkable immunity. High numbers of eagles, owls, condors and other raptors have beaten the H5N1 strain.

Minnesota has not reported any human cases of bird flu. Nationally, H5N1 has sickened 70 people, and one person has died, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Minnesota and Iowa were added to the National Milk Testing Strategy on Jan. 8. There are now 36 states involved in the testing for the avian influenza virus.

In Minnesota, Peterson says a number of other programs you may not think of — like a program that hires wolf trappers, or efforts to monitor the progression of bird flu — are on hold.

The first case of bird flu in Minnesota was reported in 2015. "It wasn't here for seven years and I think as an industry, we were always prepared for it to come back.