July 2, 2013
Avian flu affects US poultry exports
Due to an outbreak of avian flu in one commercial chicken house in Scott County, China, Japan and Russia have stopped importing poultry from Arkansas, a possible blow to the state's economy.
Livestock and Poultry Commission Director Preston Scroggin said the outbreak of avian flu, discovered June 16 on a farm in the Boles Community, was contained to one chicken house and testing of all poultry within a 6.2 mile radius has been negative.
