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 …

6 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. Preliminary samples indicated the presence of the H5, 2.3.4.4 HPAI ...

4 days ago · PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the first case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in a Pennsylvania poultry flock. On Monday, they confirmed that the first positive case comes from a 50,000-bird-layer chicken flock on a commercial poultry farm in Lehigh County.

5 days ago · 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 ...

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.

5 days ago · Anyone who suspects poultry is infected with avian influenza, can report concerns 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to the Pennsylvania Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services at 717-772-2852 ...

Avian influenza in birds is very contagious and can cause serious disease and high mortality in domestic poultry such as chickens, quail, pheasants, guinea fowl and turkeys. For the current status of HPAI in Pennsylvania, please refer to our Control Area Address Checker.

4 days ago · The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has been on alert for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) infections since an outbreak across the United States in 2022. The infections in a 50,000 bird egg-laying flock in eastern Pennsylvania are the first in a commercial chicken flock since February 2024, the department announced Monday.

5 days ago · Avian flu has been detected in a commercial flock of chickens in Pennsylvania for the first time in nearly a year, the state Department of Agriculture announced Monday. The positive test for a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza turned up in samples from a flock of 50,000 egg-laying hens on a poultry farm in Lehigh County.

Jan 14, 2025 · Ag Secretary Russell Redding and Troy Ott, dean of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Science, held a town hall Tuesday at the Pennsylvania Farm Show to discuss the state’s response to highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu.