A case of the avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, was confirmed in Caroline County, and it marks the first case of the H5N1 virus found at one of Maryland’s commercial poultry facilities since 2023.
It’s also the third case reported in the Delmarva Peninsula region in the last 30 days, after two confirmed cases were found in Kent County, Delaware, Maryland’s Department of Agriculture said in a news release.
Maryland state and local surveillance of the bird flu has been increasing after preliminary testing of a commercial poultry flock in Delaware produced a “presumptive positive” result. Just a few days ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first U.S. bird flu death — a person in Louisiana…