1st Case of HPAI Confirmed in Pennsylvania Poultry, Ag Dept.
4 days ago · Harrisburg, PA – 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.
Officials find first case of bird flu in domestic poultry in Pa ...
3 days ago · 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.
Avian Influenza (H5N1) | Department of Health | Commonwealth …
Bird flu, or avian influenza, can make wild birds, chickens, turkeys, goats, cows, foxes, cats, and other animals sick. People can catch bird flu by touching sick or dead animals, their secretions, or contaminated objects.
‘Yeah, it’s rough’: 5 bird flu takeaways from Pennsylvania Game ...
1 day ago · Confronting a bird flu outbreak in nature presents unique challenges, as infected animals leave a landscape contaminated, Pa.'s Game Commission veterinarian says.
Avian Influenza | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - PA.GOV
Avian influenza, commonly known as “bird flu,” is caused by an influenza type A virus. Avian influenza viruses occur naturally in wild birds, especially waterfowl and shore or wading birds. Wild bird species (such as ducks and geese) can carry …
First case of avian flu found in Pa. poultry flock - WFMZ
3 days ago · Harrisburg, Pa. — The first case of bird flu in Pennsylvania poultry has been confirmed, according to state officials.
Bird flu cases are making a comeback in 2025. What’s Pennsylvania…
Jan 9, 2025 · Pennsylvania has no cases of bird flu in commercial or backyard flocks as of Jan. 8. However, the PA Game Commission did report last week that it suspects bird flu caused the deaths of around 200 snow geese in the greater Allentown area.
Pennsylvania Agriculture Officials Respond to ‘Heightened Threat’ …
2 days ago · State and federal agriculture officials are working to prevent the spread of highly contagious bird flu from a Lehigh County poultry farm where the virus has been found in a commercial chicken flock for the first time in nearly a year. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has quarantined the affected farm, nearby poultry farms.
Bird flu outbreak in Lehigh County; What we know - Yahoo
1 day ago · The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture shut down a poultry farm in southeastern Pennsylvania after finding bird flu.
First case of bird flu detected in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
The first case of bird flu on a farm in Pennsylvania in 2025 was detected on a poultry farm in Lehigh County on Monday, the state's Department of Agriculture announced.