Avian Flu

Avian influenza has largely threatened egg-laying farms, and most chicken farms raise chickens for meat.

A backyard flock tested presumptive positive.

The collection of avian influenza-impacted wildlife is expanded in Delaware.

Delaware has seen two flocks with presumed-positive cases of avian influenza.

The Delaware Department of Agriculture announces the first presumptive positive H5 avian influenza case detected on a Kent County farm this year.

Following reports of dead snow geese at several beach areas in Sussex County, state agencies tested the birds at the University of Delaware Allen Laboratory and found presumptive positive findings of H5 avian influenza.

Two Sussex County men have developed an on-the-go method to quickly test chickens for bird flu, which could help protect Delmarva’s $3.2 billion poultry…

Delaware poultry farmers are on alert after a recent outbreak of bird flu devastated a Tennessee farm. More than 73,000 birds on a southern Tennessee farm…

The Delmarva Peninsula lies under the Atlantic Migratory flyway, a path waterfowl migrate through. As Europe deals with recent outbreaks of a severe…

Delaware's annual agriculture week kicked off Monday with a focus on the Delmarva Peninsula's biggest industry: poultry. Hundreds of farmers, vendors,…