Maryland's second case of the H5N1 bird flu has been detected at a poultry farm in Queen Anne's County, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture.

Maryland may be known for crabs, but it is also a major producer of broiler chickens and dairy products. So a recent spate of bird flu cases have public health officials on alert and watching for the impact on these multibillion dollar industries, as well as the health of the animals — and people.

The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced a second case in Maryland of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI) of a commercial operation in Queen Anne’s County following routine sampl

Bird flu outbreaks have been detected at three poultry operations in Maryland and Delaware, impacting more than 500,000 chickens and leading to heightened alert among officials in the Washington region.

A warning for poultry farmers, high path avian influenza, or the bird flu, has hit Delaware and Maryland. Officials urge you to be on the lookout for any unusual deaths or sick birds as the bird flu has already hit commercial poultry operations in those states.

State laboratory testing detected H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI), more commonly known as bird flu, at a poultry farm in Caroline County, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture. The case, the first at a Maryland commercial poultry operation since 2023,

A case of the avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, was confirmed in Caroline County, and it marks the first case at one of Maryland’s commercial poultry facilities since 2023.

The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu, continues to spread on Delmarva with Queen Anne’s becoming the latest county to detect the virus.

Atticks said sick birds had been quarantined and that Marylanders should not change their diets because of the single bird flu case found in a person.