STEPS TAKEN TO KEEP BIRD FLU IN CHECK INCLUDE CREATING A JOINT INCIDENT COMMAND CENTER, TRIAGE TEAMS, PARTNERING WITH THE FEDS, AND PUTTING IN PLACE A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM. IT’S A WAKE UP ...

AGRICULTURE OFFICIALS SAY THE SICK FLOCK HAS BEEN QUARANTINED. THIS FLOCK BEHIND ME HERE IN GAMBRILLS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A HEALTHY AND HAPPY FLOCK. THEY’RE HOPING TO STAY THAT WAY. STATE OFFICIALS ARE ...

The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu, was detected in a backyard flock in Anne Arundel County, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture. State agriculture officials said ...

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 ...

CAROLINE COUNTY, Md. — A bird has tested positive for avian flu or bird flu at a Maryland poultry farm, the state's Department of Agriculture confirmed Friday. The case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian ...

Maryland's Department of Natural Resources has expanded its efforts to manage dead wild birds. According to a news release, the DNR has increased its contract with the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health ...

BALTIMORE --The nationwide outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu is being blamed for the soaring egg prices at grocery stores and restaurants, according to the latest USDA report. In ...

A new case of bird flu was reported in Maryland — the seventh known case but the first in central Maryland. The most recent case is affecting a backyard flock in Anne Arundel County. State Agriculture ...

State officials are now classifying the number of bird flu cases in Maryland as an outbreak. That puts poultry growers on the Eastern Shore at risk, ...

A case of the avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, was confirmed in Caroline County, and it marks the first case of the H5N1 virus found at one of Maryland’s commercial poultry facilities ...

Maryland state and local surveillance of the bird flu has been increasing in recent days after preliminary testing of a commercial poultry flock in Delaware produced a “presumptive positive” result.