CAROLINE CO., MD - The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced another detection of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu, in a Caroline County commercial broiler flock. On January 16, officials announced the second detection of the ...

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 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.

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.

Maryland's second case of the H5N1 bird flu has been detected at a poultry farm in Queen Anne's County, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture.

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 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

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.

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

In Delaware, farmers have seen birds fall out the sky — a troubling sign for the spread of the avian flu, Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse said

Bird flu has wreaked havoc on the egg market. In November and December alone, 17.2 million egg-laying hens died as a result of the virus. That’s nearly half of all birds killed by the virus in 2024, according to the USDA. And it will take months to replace those flocks.