On Apr. 27, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureﾒs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that to date, the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus had been confirmed in 29 states, affecting more than 33 million domestic birds.

APHIS was working closely with State animal health officials on joint incident responses in each of the affected states, and approved the transfer of nearly $263 million from the Commodity Credit Corporation to APHIS to directly support the response efforts.