As dead and sick birds presumed to have avian influenza continue to appear in Delaware, DNREC officials announced a collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture to increase collection efforts. 

Delaware kicked off its annual agricultural week Monday without poultry sessions due to avian flu concerns. Some poultry farmers, and others within the peninsula's agricultural industry, expressed their concern over recent reported cases.

The ongoing bird flu crisis in the American Midwest is raising concerns among agriculture experts and growers on Delmarva.

HARRINGTON, Del.- Birds are back at the Delaware State Fair after the threat of avian flu kept all poultry flocks cooped up last year. 

Maryland delegation members announced more than $650,000 in federal funding to combat wildlife diseases, including avian flu.

The Delaware Nutrient Management Commission has approved an emergency order that will allow for a 180-day extension for properly staged poultry litter in Delaware crop fields beginning on Nov. 1. 

After highly pathogenic avian influenza was recently confirmed in black vultures in Maryland, poultry producers on Delmarva are encouraged to take precautions to protect their flocks. 

A Colorado prison inmate has tested positive for bird flu in the first recent confirmed case in the U.S. of a human infected with the disease that has resulted in the deaths of millions of chickens and turkeys, but federal officials say they still see little threat to the general public.

You won't be seeing chickens at this year's Delaware State Fair even though the fair is still three months away. Organizers have already cancelled all live poultry competitions and exhibits due to the threat of the avian flu.

Federal laboratory testing has confirmed two cases of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI)—one pullet operation in New Castle County, Del., and one broiler flock in Queen Anne’s County, Md.