As a poultry-killing outbreak of avian influenza wanes in Pennsylvania, agriculture regulators plan to release the state’s last virus-related control area, which includes a large swath of northwestern Lancaster County,
Authorities reported that a recent bird flu outbreak in Pennsylvania has resulted in the death of 1.4 million avians in Lancaster County. The situation has forced experts and authorities to respond and try to anticipate what comes next.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is on high alert after the state’s first poultry farm tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza.