4 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.

3 days ago · Officials confirmed the first positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) – more commonly known as bird flu – in domestic poultry in Pennsylvania in 2025.

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 …

3 days ago · The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture confirmed this year's first positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Monday.

2 days ago · Confronting a bird flu outbreak in nature presents unique challenges, as infected animals leave a landscape contaminated, Pa.'s Game Commission veterinarian says.

2 days ago · State and federal agriculture officials are working to prevent the spread of highly contagious bird flu from a Lehigh County poultry farm where the virus has been found in a commercial chicken flock for the first time in nearly a year. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has quarantined the affected farm, nearby poultry farms.

3 days ago · The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza case was found in a 50,000-bird layer chicken flock on a commercial farm in Lehigh County, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture said.

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.

Jan 2, 2025 · Pennsylvania has been fighting the avian flu outbreak since 2022. To date, 32 commercial flocks, 39 backyard flocks, and a total of more than 4.7 million birds in Pennsylvania have been affected by the outbreak — mostly in early 2023 — resulting in one of the worst outbreaks of bird flu among commercial flocks across the country.

23 hours ago · HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM)– ZooAmerica in Hershey announced it is moving its bird population to roofed enclosures and other covered outdoor areas to address the recent rise in avian influenza in the…