MADISON (WKOW) — The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has confirmed another case of bird flu in a Jefferson County commercial poultry flock.

The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) was confirmed in the flock on Wednesday.

DATCP and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are working together on a joint response. The affected area is quarantined, and about 520,000 birds on the property will be depopulated, according to a news release.

None of the affected birds will enter the food system.

This is the second poultry flock in Jefferson County to be impacted by bird flu in recent days.

Last week , a case was reported at a flock with about 3 million birds in Jefferson County.

DATCP urges all to implement strong biosecurity measures, such as washing

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