Northeast Radio SD News – Hamlin County, SD - The South Dakota Department of Health (SD‑DOH) has issued a statewide advisory after highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) was confirmed in poultry flocks in Edmunds and Hamlin Counties. Medical providers are being asked to closely monitor patients for flu‑like illness if they have had recent exposure to infected birds or other animals.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - Health officials are urging parents and medical providers to be alert after a multistate outbreak of infant botulism was linked to a recalled powdered infant formula product. As of June 13, 2026, no cases have been reported in South Dakota, according to a statewide notice issued by the South Dakota Department of Health (SD‑DOH).