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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bird flu concerns continue to escalate on Maryland's Eastern Shore after the announcement of a case at a commercial broiler farm in Dorchester County, the fourth case in a Shore poultry operation.

Bird flu, or H5N1, has been detected in the U.S. in birds and some mammals, and has sickened more than 65 people, killing one. The virus is considered highly dangerous to humans because it is novel, ...

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