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Bird flu drives free-range hens indoors to protect poultry in Pennsylvania and other states

Bird flu cases have been identified in commercial chicken and turkey farms or in backyard flocks in the commonwealth and 28 other states.

By The Associated Press

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A worrisome new bird flu is spreading in American birds and may be here to stay

That may mean trouble for poultry farmers who have been doing their best to control this flu outbreak in their flocks.

By NPR

An avian flu outbreak has Pennsylvania on alert

Avian influenza is very rarely transmitted by birds to people, but infected poultry have to be put down to stop the spread.

By Kara Holsopple/The Allegheny Front

Avian flu is infecting U.S. poultry flocks. It could affect the price of chicken, too

If the virus continues to spread, it could affect poultry prices — already higher amid widespread inflation.

By NPR

570 workers have coronavirus at North Carolina poultry plant

This is the second time this month the plant has temporarily halted operations.
By NPR

Report finds poultry farming sends more pollution to Chesapeake Bay than previously thought

The Environmental Integrity Project’s analysis estimates that about 1 million more pounds of nitrogen pollution are entering the Chesapeake Bay each year from the poultry industry than state and federal cleanup programs estimate.  

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania


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