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 Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced the extension of a contract with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) allowing for the safe disposal of dead wild birds

The news comes in the midst of HPAI cases in a commercial poultry operation in Kent County, Del., plus one in Caroline County, Maryland.

A flock of chickens at a second Caroline County farm tested positive for Bird Flu, the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) said Wednesday. This is the third reported case in the state.

The first case of H5N1 avian influenza at a Maryland poultry operation since 2023 has been detected in Caroline County.Officials from the Maryland Department of

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 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.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in two commercial meat turkey flocks in Ohio and one commercial broiler flock in Maryland. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), all three flock infections were confirmed on January 14.

A case of the avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, was confirmed in Caroline County, and it marks the first case at one of Maryland’s commercial poultry facilities since 2023.

Atticks said sick birds had been quarantined and that Marylanders should not change their diets because of the single bird flu case found in a person.

The virus was detected in a backyard flock in the U.S. territory, as well as in commercial poultry in Maryland and two Canadian provinces.

Dog owners should wipe paws after their pets chase geese to remove any feces that could be tracked around or licked off. Cats have died after exposure to avian influenza in milk, so cat owners may want to keep those pets inside and away from wild bird areas, Lopez said.