# Highly-Pathogenic Avian Influenza Found In Rusk County

> The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture confirmed H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in a backyard flock near Bruce in Rusk County. The 34 birds, including chickens, turkeys, geese and ducks, were depopulated and will not enter the food system.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T15:09:04.033Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99552-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-found-in-rusk-county
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md)

## Why it matters

The case is small and confined to a backyard flock, so it has little direct supply impact. Continued detections in the US do add to background risk for poultry supply and egg and chicken prices.

## Read by commodity

- EGGS: neutral
- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- midwestfarmreport.com: https://www.midwestfarmreport.com/2026/11/13/highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-found-in-rusk-county/

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