Thirty National Guard soldiers and 15 military water trucks started supplying large volumes of water that are needed for the foam-based systems being used to cull flocks on infected turkey farms in a bid to contain the spread of the H5N2 virus.
Last week, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton declared a state of emergency over the spread of the strain of avian flu, which has been identified on 49 Minnesota farms in 17 counties and affected more than 2.6 million birds in the state, according to Minnesota officials.
