Confronting a bird flu outbreak in nature presents unique challenges, as infected animals leave a landscape contaminated, Pa.'s Game Commission veterinarian says.
Officials said the positive samples were found in a 50,000-bird layer chicken flock on a commercial poultry farm in Lehigh County.
A resurgence of the avian bird flu recently killed an estimated 5,000 snow geese in Northampton County in eastern. The highly pathogenic avian influenza is impacting more
What to Know Officials confirmed the first positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) – more commonly known as bird flu – in domestic poultry in Pennsylvania in 2025. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture confirmed the case was found in a 50,
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today confirmed the first positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in domestic poultry in Pennsylvania in 2025, in a 50,000-bird layer chicken flock on a commercial poultry farm in Lehigh County.
ZooAmerica in Hershey announced it is moving its bird population to roofed enclosures and other covered outdoor areas to address the recent rise in avian influenza in
(WHTM) — The first case of Avian influenza in domestic poultry on a farm has been detected, sending the farm under quarantine, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture confirmed Monday.
Bird flu pops up every year in the same way that flu season does for humans. Each time there's a different strain as mutations mix in and around wild and domestic animals. Animals, of course, get sick just like humans do. The issue that farmers say they're dealing with is that unlike the common flu humans contract -- there's no vaccine or medicine.
Bird flu is now believed to be widespread in Massachusetts and is likely present even in places where there has not been a confirmed positive, state environmental and health officials said Wednesday.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture confirmed the first positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in domestic poultry in Pennsylvania on Monday January 27, in a 50,000-bird laye
Even though it is called the bird flu, other animals can catch it, and here is how you can keep your pets safe.