Bird flu discovered in Iowa backyard poultry flock

• A 2015 outbreak of the highly contagious virus devastated poultry and egg farmers in Iowa and 14 other states. About 50 million birds died nationwide, costing Iowa an estimated $1.2 billion in economic damage.

State of play: The case in Iowa's Pottawattamie County is among multiple others discovered in the last month, including in Indiana and Kentucky.

• Indiana officials said roughly 55,000 turkeys have been killed to prevent the disease's spread.
• The detections do not present immediate public health concerns to humans, according to the CDC.

What's next: Iowa is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop, test and strengthen preparedness and response to the disease, Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig said in a press release.