7+ hour, 21+ min ago  (125+ words) Charleston, WV (WOAY) The West Virginia Department of Agriculture has confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a backyard flock in Kanawha County." Officials say this marks the sixth detection in domestic backyard birds in the state since…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago  (246+ words) Charleston, WV (WOAY)- The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) has suspended all poultry exhibitions, shows, meets, and sales at flea and auction markets. The decision was made in response to the ongoing threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly…...