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Delmarva Chicken Association: nine avian-influenza detections, four control areas released; biosecurity and business continuity priorities
Summary
The Delmarva Chicken Association told the Eastern Shore delegation on Feb. 7 there have been nine commercial high-path avian influenza detections across Delmarva (five in Maryland), four control areas have been released and industry officials stressed rapid depopulation, cleaning and biosecurity to restore continuity of business.
The Delmarva Chicken Association (DCA) updated the Eastern Shore delegation Feb. 7 on high-path avian influenza (HPAI) cases and industry response steps, reporting nine commercial detections across Delmarva — five in Maryland — and announcing that four control areas previously under restrictions had been released.
Mary Lou Brown, a Dorchester County farmer and DCA board president, said the region produces billions of pounds of chicken annually and emphasized the industry’s size and local economic importance. Executive Director Holly Porter and DCA staff outlined incident-command coordination among state agriculture departments, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, natural-resources agencies and…
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