New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

As of this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted 67 U.S. cases of bird flu infections in humans since 2024, none in Maryland.One person, a 65-year-old Louisiana man with ...

How to report a case of bird flu in Maryland. To report a possible case of HPAI in a commercial or backyard flock, call the Maryland Department of Agriculture at 410-841-5810.

BALTIMORE — The widening U.S. bird flu outbreak has made its way to Maryland, which has counted two cases on commercial poultry farms — one in Caroline County and another in Queen Anne’s ...

The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu, was detected in a backyard flock in Anne Arundel County, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture. State agriculture officials ...

Another case of bird flu reported in Maryland as egg prices increase 02:47. BALTIMORE -- Six cases of bird flu have been reported in Maryland, as of Feb. 2, according to the Department of ...

While bird flu concerns are increasing across the country, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has been protecting its flock from the virus for years.The zoo has a program that monitors wild birds at ...

As bird flu continues to spread across the U.S. and Eastern Shore of Maryland, here's a look at how you can keep yourself and/or your flocks safe.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday it has ended its emergency response for H5N1 bird flu, ...

Each band reported by hunters is essential for detecting changes in waterfowl populations and for setting hunting regulations ...

There have been, through 6 months this year, a total of 1,267 cases, in 38 jurisdictions. Eighty-eight percent of cases are ...

Amidst an ongoing outbreak of a deadly bird flu virus in livestock, the US Department of Agriculture is doing more to prevent ...