Second Case of Presumptive Positive Bird Flu Found in Caroline Co.

Second Case of Presumptive Positive Bird Flu found in Caroline Co.

CAROLINE COUNTY, Md. – The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced a presumptive positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), better known as “bird flu,” on a commercial broiler farm in Caroline County. This is the second case found on a commercial poultry farm in the county this year, and the third case in Maryland overall. A case was detected in Wicomico County earlier this month. State officials say they have quarantine…

Precautions taken after another suspected case of bird flu in Maryland

State agriculture officials found what they suspect is a case of avian flu on an Eastern Shore chicken farm, which would be second case in Caroline County and the third in the state this year.