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Eastern Shore officials report large avian flu outbreak, stress inspections and biosecurity
Summary
Maryland agriculture officials and Rep. Andy Harris said high-pathogenic avian influenza has affected hundreds of thousands of birds across Delmarva; state and federal teams are training inspectors and deploying surveillance zones while farmers press for faster access to testing and processing guidance.
Rep. Andy Harris, U.S. representative for Maryland's Eastern Shore, and Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) Secretary Kevin Atticks said Jan. 24 that the region is confronting a serious outbreak of high-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and that state and federal agencies are working to contain it.
The outbreak has prompted surveillance and control zones around infected farms and a push to certify more inspectors so poultry houses can be audited and restocked. "There have been, 650,000 birds affected in Maryland, 320,000 in Delaware, 440 in Virginia," Secretary Kevin Atticks said, describing the regional totals and emphasizing biosecurity.
Why it matters: poultry is a major Eastern Shore industry; extended depopulation or delays in…
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