Poultry

Reminder of HPAI Information for Backyard Flock Poultry Owners

Tess Stahl – April 8, 2025 – Plant and Pest Advisory

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As HPAI continues to spread across the United States, poultry owners are urged to review theirbiosecurity practices and remain on alert for clinical signs of HPAI in their flock. Multi-speciesoperations, particularly those with both poultry and ruminants on-site, are encouraged to mitigate areas in which the spread of disease between species may be at risk. […]

Presumptive Positive H5 Avian Influenza Reported in Delaware

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DOVER, Del. — The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced Jan. 3 that preliminary testing of a commercial broiler flock in Kent County, Del., has returned presumptive positive for H5 avian influenza. State officials have quarantined the affected premises, and the birds on the property are being depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease. […]

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State Department of Agriculture

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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service(APHIS) continues to detect highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) across the United States. Manywestern states are currently experiencing active infection in both commercial and backyard flock poultry. Additionally, the virus has infected flocks in Alabama, Minnesota, and Iowa. Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues […]