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3.8 Million Pennsylvania Birds Hit With Avian Flu, 19K Linked To Duck Meat Farm 3.8 Million Pennsylvania Birds Hit With Avian Flu, 19K Linked To Duck Meat Farm
3.8 Million Pennsylvania Birds Hit With Avian Flu, 19K Linked To Duck Meat Farm A total of 3.8 million birds have been affected by an outbreak of avian flu in Pennsylvania as of Monday, May 2, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced. More cases were linked to a seventh commercial farm described only as a "duck meat bird facility" in Lancaster County, with the outbreak having been reported late last month, the USDA said. More than 19,300 birds at the facility were depopulated, according to a chart on the USDA website. Most of the cases in Pennsylvania were reported in flocks of commercial table egg layers, totaling about 3,450,100, according to USDA da…

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3.4+Mil Birds Have Avian Flu In PA: USDA 3.4+Mil Birds Have Avian Flu In PA: USDA
3.4+Mil Birds Have Avian Flu In PA: USDA Three commercial chicken farms in central Pennsylvania have confirmed avian flu in their birds totaling over 3,450,100 within the state, according to an updated release from the US Department of Agriculture. The infected birds are all egg-laying chickens and all three farms are located in Lancaster County, according to the release. The first confirmed case of avian flu in Lancaster County was at a Kreider Farms facility in East Donegal Township, and the farm destroyed nearly 1.5 million chickens in response to the diagnosis, according to Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. …

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by Jillian Pikora