By Barbara Olejnik
Poultry Times Staff
bolejnik@poultrytimes.com
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The massive outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) that has devastated the U.S. turkey and egg industry appears to have slowed its onslaught, but federal and state officials are preparing for possible further outbreaks in coming months.
According to the USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, the last recorded incident (as of July 9) of U.S. avian influenza occurred on June 17. 2015.
Up to that time, APHIS recorded 223 detections affecting 48 million birds in at least 21 states. The hardest hit were turkey. . .
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