Bird flu continues to be a major concern in Pennsylvania. Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding said that six flocks, totaling about 2.9 million birds, have been affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza so far in 2025. It's a hard hit to farmers, but they can get some help from the state.

Wild and domestic birds aren’t the only species prone to contracting avian influenza. A red fox tested positive in Lehigh County on Jan. 4.

WESTAMPTON – The Burlington County Health Department announced the county’s first bird to test positive for H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu, this week and encouraged residents to take precautions by avoiding contact with any sick or dead birds they encounter.

"We're really in probably the worst spot that we've been, I would say, since the initial outbreak back in April of 2022 here," said Grant Gulibon, with the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.

Sen. Dave McCormick plans to examine vaccination options and press USDA for better cooperation as avian influenza batters Pennsylvania’s egg industry.

To respond to cases in Pennsylvania, state officials rely on guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s so-called Red Book on highly pathogenic avian influenza infections, which was last updated in May 2017. Bird flu is almost always fatal to ...

According to information from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) the presence of HPAI was confirmed in seven commercial poultry flocks in the U.S. from February 10 to February 12 in the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Missouri.

Pennsylvania has become the first major dairy-producing state in the United States to be declared free of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in its milk supply, according to the USDA. […]

Maryland and Pennsylvania say federal support for combating avian influenza cases on farms was briefly delayed by the change in presidential administration. USDA typically signs agreements with states

Bird flu cases are surging in Ohio and Pennsylvania. While officials enforce biosecurity measures to curb the outbreak, the risk to humans remains low.