Six cases of bird flu have been reported in Maryland, as of Feb. 2, according to the Department of Agriculture (MDA).

A highly contagious strain of avian influenza has reached a commercial broiler farm in Worcester County, making it the first ...

UPDATE: This story has been updated with new information about a second flock-related case in Maryland ... premises. State officials have quarantined all affected premises, and birds on the properties ...

most Maryland farms produce meat rather than eggs, State Veterinarian Jennifer Trout told WJZ. "What you go and buy at your grocery store is safe to eat because any bird that tested positive isn't ...

Infected commercial chicken farms in the state have culled tens of thousands of infected chickens. They were likely infected by wild, migrating birds, said Jennifer Trout, the Maryland State ...

Maryland state and local surveillance of the bird flu has been increasing after preliminary testing of a commercial poultry flock in Delaware produced a “presumptive positive” result.

Due to a $30,000 contract expansion between the Maryland Department of Natural ... technicians will become available in the state to dispose of dead birds that could be carrying illnesses such ...

CAROLINE COUNTY, Md. — A bird has tested positive for avian flu or bird flu at a Maryland poultry farm, the state's Department of Agriculture confirmed Friday. The case of highly pathogenic H5N1 ...

“Everybody is already on high alert because it’s the season,” Maryland state veterinarian Jennifer Trout said Friday. “We’ve had wild bird outbreaks and positive flocks in ...