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Maryland agencies outline testing, quarantines and milk testing in HPAI response
Summary
Maryland Department of Agriculture and Department of Health officials briefed lawmakers on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), describing five commercial poultry cases in the Eastern Shore, a depopulated backyard flock in Montgomery County, weekly milk testing for dairies, and interagency steps to limit spread and protect public health.
Officials from the Maryland Department of Agriculture and the Maryland Department of Health told the Health and Government Operations Committee that Maryland has taken coordinated steps to detect and limit spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry, monitor dairy milk for viral RNA, and protect workers and consumers.
Dr. Jennifer Trout, state veterinarian at the Maryland Department of Agriculture, said Maryland has five commercial HPAI cases, all on the Eastern Shore, and one backyard flock in Montgomery County; four of the five commercial operations have had their control areas released after depopulation, cleaning and disinfection. "Our other case in the state is a backyard flock in Montgomery County, and that flock has also been depopulated and is in a fallow period where that person is not allowed to have birds for 120 days," Trout said.
Deputy Secretary Steve Connolly and Rachel Jones, director of government relations for MDA, described five core…
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