The Minnesota Board of Animal Health has confirmed low pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial turkey flock in Kandiyohi County. Board of Animal Health Assistant Executive Director Dr. Linda Glaser says the disease was detected during routine surveillance testing in one barn.

She says the barn where the virus was detected is under quarantine and they’re advising producers to maintain good biosecurity on their operations, especially those in close proximity.

Glaser says this detection is of North American origin and is not the same as the highly pathogenic outbreak that hit the state in 2015.

The Minnesota Board of Animal Health is working with all federal, state and industry partners to prevent the spread of the disease.