(3-7-25) Avian influenza has been found at a commercial duck breeder in Adams County. 3,215 ducks have been quarantined, with control areas established at nearby farms in Adams and Jay counties.

Indiana State Board of Animal Health Public Information Director, Denise Derrer Spears, explained that when officials detect high-path avian flu around a farm, a quarantine is issued. Then, a 10-kilometer circle is drawn around that farm.

This marks the 22nd farm in Indiana that has been affected.

When the disease is detected on a site, the birds are often culled to prevent further spread. According to the Indiana State Board of Animal Health almost 7 million birds have been culled so far in Indiana.

Mercer County and Jay County have had several large chicken farms that had to destroy millions of infected birds.