Bird flu hits Montgomery County

Bird flu hits Montgomery County, with outbreak in backyard chickens
The highly contagious bird flu has hit Montgomery County, Maryland, where officials say a backyard flock of chickens tested positive for the virus, making it the first case of a homeowner’s birds having the virus in Maryland this year and bringing the number of cases in the D.
Is your backyard chicken flock putting you at risk for bird flu?
Interest in raising backyard chickens grew rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues due to the ever-increasing cost of store-bought eggs.
Ohio leads bird flu cases. What will happen to egg prices? Can you raise your own chickens?
What is bird flu? Will it affect egg and poultry prices at the grocery store? Is it legal to raise backyard chickens in Ohio? Here's what to know. How many Ohio chickens have bird flu? Millions sick at 16 locations In Ohio,
Bird flu outbreak 2025: Symptoms, prevention, Michigan backyard chicken infection concerns
Here's what you need to know about the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, and what bird flu might mean to you, your chickens and pets.
Can you get bird flu from eating eggs or chicken? How avian flu spreads
The risk of bird flu to humans is low, but eating undercooked eggs or chicken could increase your chances of exposure to infection and germs.
Bird flu has been found in a commercial flock of chickens in Pa. for the first time in nearly a year
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.
Pittsburgh-area farm that lost 2,000 chickens to bird flu taking extra steps to protect flock
The price hikes on eggs right now are due, in part, to bird flu wiping out chickens on farms. One Pittsburgh-area farm is taking extra precautions to protect its flock. From the roosters crowing to the hens clucking,
Bird flu detected in Redwood City backyard
The bird flu has been detected in a Redwood City backyard.
Bird flu detected in O'Brien County commercial chickens
Iowa's second report of bird flu within poultry in 2025 has been detected in a O'Brien County commercial laying chicken flock. This marks Iowa's first report of bird flu within poultry in February, with the year's first case detected last month in a Clinton County backyard flock.
Bird flu detected in commercial egg layer flock in O’Brien County
IDALS announced a detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial layer flock in O’Brien County.
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WV Department of Agriculture shuts down poultry exhibitions and other shows in response to avian flu outbreak
In response to a recent outbreak of avian flu in a backyard flock of chickens, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture ...
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Alpena County backyard poultry HPAI positive
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza for the first ...
Avian flu has been contained to one north Alabama county, state veterinarian says
In December more than 100,000 birds, nearly all of them chickens, were killed at the Cullman County farm and a backyard flock ...
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To protect poultry against avian flu, avoid contact with wild birds
Avian, or bird, flu continues to spread across the United States, mostly at poultry and cattle farms. Poultry farmers and ...
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Pa. moves to let non-citizens obtain poultry testing licenses as bird flu quarantine expands
Department of Agriculture spokesperson Shannon Powers said she could not release specific information about the quarantine.
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Can you get bird flu from eating chicken or eggs? What to know about how avian flu spreads
Thousands of new bird flu cases have emerged in recent months among New York flocks, including in parks and even backyard ... avian influenza viruses after eating properly handled and cooked ...