1 day ago · “Pennsylvania continues to take swift, aggressive action to protect our farmers and our dairy and poultry industries from avian influenza,” Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said. “The bipartisan investments Governor Josh Shapiro has championed since he took office have been critical in our ability to respond to what has been the most ...

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 …

1 day ago · “Avian influenza is an ongoing crisis across our country, and with poultry being the keystone state’s No. 1 animal ag industry, our farmers and poultry businesses must have the people resources available to test poultry flocks as we continue our heightened monitoring for the virus,” said Chris Herr, Executive Vice President of Penn Ag ...

7 hours ago · Anyone who suspects poultry is infected with avian influenza, can report concerns 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to the Pennsylvania Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services at 717-772-2852 ...

9 hours ago · PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has announced they’re taking aggressive and coordinated steps to make sure that the poultry and dairy industries in Pennsylvania will be protected. In late January cases of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) were detected ...

8 hours ago · HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Governor Josh Shapiro has signed a bill intended to help stop the spread of avian influenza. House Bill 324, led by Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freyitz (D-Berks), updates the ...

11 hours ago · On Jan. 27, Pennsylvania's first confirmed case of avian flu in 2025 in domestic poultry was reported in a 50,000-bird flock on a Lehigh County poultry farm.

Jan 28, 2025 · Officials confirmed on Monday the first positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) – more commonly known as bird flu – in domestic poultry in Pennsylvania in 2025. The ...

Jan 27, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Ag Secretary Russell Redding and Troy Ott, dean of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Science, held a town hall Tuesday at the Pennsylvania Farm Show to discuss the state’s response to highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu.