Dept of Agriculture Preliminary Testing Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Dorchester County

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Press Release: Maryland Dept. of Agriculture

ANNAPOLIS, MD (January 20, 2025)— The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced the first presumptive positive case of H5 avian influenza in a commercial broiler farm in Dorchester County. This is the fourth case of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza (HPAI) on a commercial poultry farm on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Confirmation by the U.S. Department of Read the Rest...

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This won’t be good for chicken and egg prices on the east coast. Won’t be good for the price of my corn in the bin either.