Agriculture secretary talks about what Pennsylvania is doing to stop spread of bird flu
Officials take precautions in Pennsylvania as bird flu spreads to humans in other states
Avian influenza poses a low risk to humans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, but officials in Pennsylvania are not taking chances as cases appear in other states.
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"We're really in probably the worst spot that we've been, I would say, since the initial outbreak back in April of 2022 here," said Grant Gulibon, with the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.
Wild and domestic birds aren’t the only species prone to contracting avian influenza. A red fox tested positive in Lehigh County on Jan. 4.
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With avian influenza spreading among commercial flocks, Pa. officials mobilize responseTo respond to cases in Pennsylvania, state officials rely on guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s so-called Red Book on highly pathogenic avian influenza infections, which was last updated in May 2017. Bird flu is almost always fatal to ...
Sen. Dave McCormick plans to examine vaccination options and press USDA for better cooperation as avian influenza batters Pennsylvania’s egg industry.
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Since a Lehigh County poultry farm saw Pennsylvania’s first confirmed 2025 case of bird flu in domestic poultry, local producers have doubled down on biosecurity.
Bird flu has affected more than 2.2 million birds in Pennsylvania this year. Georgianna Sutherland For Spotlight PA This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an ...
According to information from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) the presence of HPAI was confirmed in seven commercial poultry flocks in the U.S. from February 10 to February 12 in the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Missouri.
Maryland and Pennsylvania say federal support for combating avian influenza cases on farms was briefly delayed by the change in presidential administration. USDA typically signs agreements with states
Bird flu cases are surging in Ohio and Pennsylvania. While officials enforce biosecurity measures to curb the outbreak, the risk to humans remains low.
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