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Kent County Backyard Poultry Flock Presumptive Positive for Avian Influenza
A backyard poultry flock in Kent County has returned a presumptive positive for avian influenza. Delaware Department of Agriculture officials have quarantined the affected premises and are monitoring a mixed species flock which has experienced a high death rate. The remaining poultry are being depopulated to prevent spread of the disease. This is the first…
Read MoreSussex County Backyard Flock Tests Positive for Avian Influenza
Delaware Department of Agriculture officials say tests of a backyard chicken flock in Sussex County has returned presumptive positive for H5 avian influenza. Additional samples have been sent to the US Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory for further confirmation. The affected premises has been quarantined and birds on the property have been depopulated…
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