Announcement

**Commonground** · July 8, 2025, 04:28 AM

July 7, 2025
Pennsylvania commercial gamebirds struck by avian flu

Prior to this, nearly a month had passed without any new instances of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a U.S. commercial operation.

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The United States had gone nearly one month without any new cases of HPAI in commercial operations, as the last flock infection was confirmed on June 5. In that situation, a flock of 342,100 commercial egg layer pullets in Maricopa County, Arizona, was affected.

This marks the first commercial flock in Pennsylvania to be struck by HPAI since a commercial turkey flock in Franklin County was affected on March 21. The last time HPAI was found in a commercial operation in Lancaster County was February 11, and that flock included 80,000 broilers.

So far in 2025, Pennsylvania has had nine commercial flocks affected by HPAI.

Pennsylvania did not have any commercial poultry flocks struck by HPAI during 2024, but in 2023, it had 25 commercial flock infections. In 2022, the state also lost 25 commercial flocks to HPAI.

Pennsylvania commercial gamebirds struck by avian flu

https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/news/15750086/pennsylvania-commercial-gamebirds-struck-by-avian-flu

Prior to this, nearly a month had passed without any new instances of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a U.S. commercial operation.

**Lance** · July 21, 2025, 01:26 PM

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4309

**Commonground** · July 22, 2025, 10:36 AM

Press Releases

Import of poultry meat and products from Lancaster County of State of Pennsylvania in US suspended

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (July 22) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Lancaster County of the State of Pennsylvania in the United States (US), the CFS has instructed the trade to suspend the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the area with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong.

A CFS spokesman said that according to the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 12,290 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat, and about 1.19 million poultry eggs from the US in the first three months of this year.

"The CFS has contacted the American authority over the issue and will closely monitor information issued by the WOAH and the relevant authorities on the avian influenza outbreak. Appropriate action will be taken in response to the development of the situation," the spokesman said.

Ends/Tuesday, July 22, 2025
https://www.fehd.gov.hk/english/news...722_11704.html

**Pathfinder** · October 16, 2025, 08:23 AM

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https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock...ackyard-flocks

**Pathfinder** · October 23, 2025, 09:52 AM

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https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/commercial-backyard-flocks

**Commonground** · October 24, 2025, 06:37 AM

October 24, 2025

HARRISBURG- Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding urged poultry producers to tighten biosecurity to protect their birds and businesses during heightened seasonal risks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) to Pennsylvania’s $7.1 billion poultry industry. He encouraged farmers and others in the industry to take advantage of Pennsylvania’s HPAI Recovery Grants, which are now helping farms and other poultry businesses get back on their feet after devastating losses from avian influenza.

“The Shapiro Administration stands with Pennsylvania farmers in good times and bad,” said Sec. Redding. “Hi-Path Avian Influenza has been the biggest animal health crisis in American history. I am proud of this Administration’s aggressive response, including the nation’s first dedicated relief fund to help compensate farmers for their losses. We pledged in March 2023 that this Administration would double down on our efforts to support farmers and reduce the spread of Avian Flu — and that’s exactly what we did.

In addition to relief funds, the Shapiro Administration has deployed a team that reached over 170 experts at the peak of the outbreak during spring migration to help conduct testing and improve security measures on farms across the Commonwealth. A response team made up of hundreds of veterinarians and specialists from the PA Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Penn State Extension, and PennAg Industries have worked side by side with poultry businesses to protect their farms from infection, and to recover as quickly as possible when an infection hits.

Wild birds are known to carry the virus. With fall wild bird migration underway, the risk of infection is at its peak and windy conditions further heighten risks. Pennsylvania is currently responding to presumed or confirmed infections in six Lancaster County locations with a total of nearly 60,000 birds affected. According to the USDA, there are currently 32 commercial flocks, 29 backyard flocks infected, with 6.42 million birds affected nationwide.

Almost always fatal to birds, the virus poses tremendous risk to the poultry industry, which is one of the top three sectors in Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. Since February 2022, when the outbreak of the current strain began, Pennsylvania has lost more than 7.1 million birds in 41 commercial flocks, 53 backyard flocks in 23 counties.

Avian influenza is not currently considered to be a threat to human health for the general public. Those who work closely with birds should wear appropriate personal protective gear.

Poultry producers should continue to implement strict biosecurity practices, monitor bird health, and report any unexplained illnesses and deaths in a flock to 717-772-2852.

PA farmers pushed to tighten biosecurity as seasonal HPAI worries grow

https://tristatealert.com/pa-farmers-pushed-to-tighten-biosecurity-as-seasonal-hpai-worries-grow/

HARRISBURG- Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding urged poultry producers to tighten biosecurity to protect their birds and businesses during heightened seasonal risks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) to Pennsylvania’s $7.1 billion poultry […]

**Pathfinder** · October 24, 2025, 10:35 AM

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**Pathfinder** · October 27, 2025, 09:45 AM

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**Commonground** · October 28, 2025, 02:39 PM

Department of Agriculture
Protecting PA Farms: Pennsylvania Veterinary Labs Are Key to Disease Prevention, First Line of Defense for Poultry

October 27, 2025

Pennsylvania continues aggressive, coordinated response to avian influenza outbreak threatening the state’s $7.1 billion poultry industry.

More than 1,319 of Pennsylvania’s 10,361 poultry farms are in Lancaster County, where a state-led team of experts is responding to confirmed infections at six locations, with a total of 57,900 birds.

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Anyone who encounters a sick or dead wild bird is asked to report it to the PA Game Commission at 1-833-PGC-WILD (1-833-742-9453.

Farmers should closely monitor bird health and report any unexplained illnesses and deaths in a flock to 717-772-2852.

Find more information about avian influenza and protecting your flock at agriculture.pa.gov.

Read more about investments to keep Pennsylvania agriculture competitive and thriving in Governor Shapiro’s2025-26 budget proposal and support for Pennsylvania farmers at pa.gov/governor.

Learn how Governor Josh Shapiro’s Economic Development Strategy recognizes agriculture as key to our future economic success.
https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pda/news...are-key-to-pou

**Lance** · November 3, 2025, 05:39 PM

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4309

**Pathfinder** · December 1, 2025, 09:04 AM

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