(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture says preliminary testing has found a case of Avian Influenza in a dairy herd in O’Brien County. Final testing is pending at the National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) in Ames. This is Iowa’s first reported case of Avian Influenza within a dairy. There have been 80 confirmed dairy cases in eight other states.

The Iowa Ag Department says it will soon be announcing additional response measures. Diary cows appear to recover from the disease, while birds who are infected have to be destroyed.