A positive case of H5 avian influenza was detected at a commercial broiler farm in Dorchester County, the Maryland Department of Agriculture said Monday.

HPAI, or bird flu, is “a highly contagious airborne respiratory virus that spreads easily among birds through nasal and eye secretions, as well as manure,” according to the Department of

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.

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.

The widening U.S. bird flu outbreak has made its way to Maryland, which has counted two cases on commercial poultry farms—one in Caroline County and another in Queen Anne's County—since the start of the year.

A broiler farm in Dorchester County, Maryland, has received a preliminary positive test for highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Two cases of bird flu have been detected at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia, marking the first time the highly contagious virus has been found at the facility in its 30-year history. The cases come on the heels of at least three other recent outbreaks in the Washington region that have already killed an estimated 1 million chickens and put officials on alert.

Philadelphia health officials say a goose found next to Carroll Park in West Philadelphia had highly infectious bird flu.

A case of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been confirmed at a site in Shropshire. The government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) confirmed the case in poultry at a premises near Wem on Monday.

The first known outbreak of bird flu at a farm in Illinois this year has been reported in the south suburbs. The owners told ABC7 it's been a whirlwind of a week dealing with the setback.