HPAI spreads easily among birds and – while rare – can spread from birds to people. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers the risk to people from HPAI viruses to be low.

This is the second case of bird flu detected in Nebraska in 2025. In December, five bird flu cases were reported in Nemaha, Dodge, Sarpy, Lancaster and Johnson counties.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Laboratories confirmed avian bird flu at a Crow Wing County farm on Tuesday.

Poultry flocks infected with bird flu are culled to prevent the spread of the virus whereas culling wild birds is generally not feasible, contrary to posts online that suggest only domesticated birds are being killed in order to manipulate U.