Md. Agriculture Dept.: Preliminary Testing Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Caroline County
January 11, 2025
January 11, 2025
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 11 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:
State laboratory testing has detected a case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI) in Caroline County following routine sampling of a broiler operation and investigation by the Maryland Department of Agriculture. This marks the first case of H5N1 at a Maryland commercial poultry operation since 2023 and the third commercial operation in the Delmarva region in the last . . .
State laboratory testing has detected a case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI) in Caroline County following routine sampling of a broiler operation and investigation by the Maryland Department of Agriculture. This marks the first case of H5N1 at a Maryland commercial poultry operation since 2023 and the third commercial operation in the Delmarva region in the last . . .