State agriculture officials confirmed a seventh case of bird flu on Wednesday and will kill a flock of 2.1 million birds, according to the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.
State officials found the highly pathogenic avian influenza case in Knox County, which sits in northeastern Nebraska along the South Dakota border.
In light of the news, the department of agriculture will extend a controlled movement order until May 15. This order bars birds of any type at events like county fairs, sales or auctions. It was previously set to expire this Saturday.
The sixth case of this year's outbreak in Nebraska was reported two weeks ago. State officials found the sixth case in a flock of 1.7 million laying hens in nearby Dixon County.
A record number of birds have been killed this year because of bird flu infections, which also swept across the country in 2015. The total number of birds killed in Nebraska this year now totals more than 4.7 million.