Bird flu concerns continue to escalate on Eastern Shore with case at a commercial broiler farm in Dorchester County. Here's all to know.
Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing United States egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. With Easter on April 20, a surge in demand is expected.
More wildlife technicians will become available in Maryland to dispose of dead birds that could be carrying illnesses such as avian influenza, or bird flu.
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.
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
A warning for poultry farmers, high path avian influenza, or the bird flu, has hit Delaware and Maryland. Officials urge you to be on the lookout for any unusual deaths or sick birds as the bird flu has already hit commercial poultry operations in those states.
The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced a second case in Maryland of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI) of a commercial operation in Queen Anne’s County following routine sampl
A broiler farm in Dorchester County, Maryland, has received a preliminary positive test for highly pathogenic avian influenza.
APHIS reports new cases in Georgia, Maryland, Missouri and Virginia and offers new information on the situation in Indiana.
The presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in 16 commercial poultry flocks in the United States over a two-day period.
Osterholm says that the primary kind of birds impacted by the flu is migratory waterfowl, like geese and ducks, and these birds often hang out in farm fields where they defecate. Then, the wind picks up particles of the infected feces, spreading the virus far and wide.