ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced a case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza of a commercial operation in Queen Anne’s County following routine sampling of a broiler farm. This new detection of HPAI comes four days after a presumptive positive was made at a Caroline County commercial poultry farm.
Also, an additional commercial broiler flock in Caroline County, within the initial control area of the first Caroline County positive farm announced on Jan. 10, has tested presumptive positive for H5 avian influenza at the Salisbury Animal Health Laboratory, part of the National Animal Health Laboratory. . .