Protect Your Flock – Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

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If you are a poultry producer, make sure to review and enforce biosecurity protocols to protect your flock and our state’s poultry industry. This type of HPAI virus is considered a low risk to people according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, but is highly contagious to other birds, including commercial and backyard flocks of poultry.

This checklist is a general guide to practicing good biosecurity, but if you have a site-specific biosecurity plan, please follow it. Commercial growers should be sure their site-specific plans follow the National Poultry Improvement Plan biosecurity principles.
  • Wear personal protective equipment or clothing and shoes that you only use when caring for your poultry. This includes boot covers or boots that can be disinfected. Change into fresh protective gear between poultry houses or coops.
  • Enclosures must be empty for a thorough cleaning. If you have a poultry house, wait until the house is empty to start the cleaning process. If you have a coop or other type of enclosure, move the birds to a separate area before cleaning.
  • Remove all litter, manure, and other debris.
  • “Dry” clean all areas—brush, scrape, and shovel off manure, feathers, and other materials. Disinfectant will not penetrate organic matter or caked-on dirt.
  • “Wet” clean all surfaces—scrub with water and detergent. Work from top to bottom and back to front.
  • Rinse all surfaces carefully with water.
  • Apply disinfectant according to the directions on the label. Be sure to use a disinfectant that is registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and indicates that it is effective against avian influenza and other poultry diseases.
  • Leave the enclosure empty until it is completely dry. Use fans and/or open doors and windows to help speed the drying process. Wet surfaces can be harmful to poultry.
  • When you’re done, remove and discard your protective gear. If using dedicated clothing and boots, change clothing and clean and disinfect your boots.
  • Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water. Wash and dry your dedicated clothing.

Other things to consider at this time:

  • Limit visitors to flocks.
  • If your chicken coop/run has an open or screened top, cover with metal or plastic to prevent wild bird droppings from falling into bird area.
  • Remove wild bird feeders or distance them from any backyard flocks as much as possible.
  • Provide “enrichment” if your birds are more confined than usual to help prevent birds from pecking one another.
  • If you believe you’ve encountered a wild bird with HPAI or suspect that your own flock is infected, please reach out to NCDA&CS at (919) 707-3250 (Option #2) or call the USDA Hotline at 1-866-536-7593.

Questions about how HPAI affects our general public and pet owners?

See this recent informative article by Dr. Rocio Crespo at NC State’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

Avian Influenza: What North Carolinians Need to Know to Keep Themselves and Their Pets Safe

For more information about HPAI, please see the Hi Path Avian Influenza Educational Resources Page

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