(Des Moines)– The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 HPAI) in a multi-species game bird hatchery in Kossuth County. The flock includes pheasants, quail and chukars.
This is Iowa’s second detection of H5N1 HPAI in 2026, with both cases involving game birds in Kossuth County.




