UPDATE: Bird flu detected in second Maryland broiler flock. All the latest info.
The news comes in the midst of HPAI cases in a commercial poultry operation in Kent County, Del., plus one in Caroline County, Maryland.
Bird flu outbreak has reached Maryland. How concerned should we be?
The widening U.S. bird flu outbreak has made its way to Maryland, which has counted two cases on commercial poultry farms — one in Caroline County and another in Queen Anne’s County — since the start of the year.
R.I. reports case of bird flu in noncommercial farm flock
Rhode Island officials on Friday afternoon confirmed the presence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in a noncommercial farm flock in southern Washington County. The state Department of Environmental Management said in a statement that department staff euthanized about 40 birds earlier Friday “to minimize their suffering from the infection and prevent the spread of the disease to other birds.
Bird flu detected in Yolo County backyard flock as public risk remains low, officials say
Yolo County officials announced Thursday that bird flu​ was detected in a backyard poultry flock, making it the first detection of bird flu in poultry in the county.
Bird flu found in 1.4 million more Ohio chickens weeks after detection in separate flock
Avian influenza (HPAI) was detected in 1,432,000 chickens in Mercer County, , according to the USDA, just weeks after the Ohio Department of Agriculture confirmed the infection of 931,302 birds in
Long Island farm forced to euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after bird flu detected
A farm in Long Island, New York, is being forced to euthanize its flock of more than 100,000 ducks after health officials detected cases of bird flu.
Bird flu detected in Rhode Island
The Department of Environmental Management says avian flu has been detected in a non-commercial backyard flock in Washington County.
USA Today4d
Bird flu concerns escalate as case found in Dorchester County flock, 4th on Eastern Shore
The Maryland Department of Agriculture on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, announced the first presumptive positive case of H5 avian influenza in a commercial broiler farm in Dorchester County. This is ...
WBAL4d
Maryland DNR expands collection efforts of dead wild birds amid avian influenza
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is expanding its collection efforts of wild bird carcasses amid the highly pathogenic avian influenza. The state is working with the U.S. Department of Agr ...
CBS News4d
Positive case of bird flu found at Dorchester County poultry farm
BALTIMORE -- A presumptive positive case of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza (HPAI) was detected at a commercial broiler farm in Dorchester County, the Maryland Department of Agriculture ...
WATTAgNet3d
Avian flu hits broilers in 3 states, layers in another
APHIS reports new cases in Georgia, Maryland, Missouri and Virginia and offers new information on the situation in Indiana.
Maryland is ramping up response to an increase of sick and dead birds in the state
More wildlife technicians will become available in Maryland to dispose of dead birds that could be carrying illnesses such as ...
Dundalk Eagle10d
Second case of avian flu detected in Maryland
The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced a second case in Maryland of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza ...
Acsh.org2d
The Media and I: Avian Influenza and Unpasteurized Milk
John Batchelor and I dive into the accelerating outbreak of avian flu across the U.S. and the hazard of raw milk.
Southwest Virginia Today12h
Poultry owners urged to protect flocks after H5N1 Avian Influenza detected in commercial flock
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is urging all poultry owners to protect their flocks following presumptive positive results for H5N1 Avian Influenza in a commercia ...