1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (214+ words) Activity was bustling on a farm in Penn Township, Lancaster County, on Tuesday. Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding says the efforts are consistent with activity to contain an avian flu outbreak. The secretary said avian flu has resulted in the…...

1+ mon, 18+ hour ago  (99+ words) Nearly 1.7 million birds in Lancaster County have been affected by avian flu, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. All those birds are located at four different facilities in the county. In the last 30 days, nearly 9 million birds across the country…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (80+ words) Lancaster County bird flock tests positive for avian flu'WGAL The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed another bird flock in Lancaster County tested positive for avian flu on March 12, affecting nearly 35,000 birds. So far this year in Pennsylvania, 28 flocks have been affected....

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (13+ words) Shapiro visits Lancaster Rapid Response Center as avian flu hits Pa. poultry farms'WGAL...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (278+ words) Pennsylvania State Veterinarian Dr. Alex Hamberg spoke at an avian flu roundtable on Tuesday at the Lancaster County Rapid Response Center amid an outbreak that is being called the worst since the 1980s. Hamberg addressed a number of topics, including why…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (213+ words) Avian flu is on the rise in Pennsylvania, but can it spread to pets? Video above: Avian flu outbreak impacts farms in Lancaster County Avian influenza mainly spreads among wild birds and poultry, but it can infect pets. While rare,…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (187+ words) Avian influenza is suspected to have caused the deaths of hundreds of snow geese at a Northampton County quarry, leading the Pennsylvania Game Commission to coordinate a response involving the safe removal, testing, and disposal of the birds. Video above:…...