Sussex County Backyard Flock Tests Presumptive Positive for H5 Avian Influenza
The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced today that testing of a backyard flock in Sussex County, Del., has returned presumptive positive for H5 avian influenza from the University of Delaware’s Lasher Laboratory in Georgetown, part of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network. This is the first case of H5 avian influenza in poultry in Sussex County.
Update on Delaware H5 Avian Influenza Case on Kent County Farm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) has returned results from the Kent County, Del. poultry farm that was announced presumptive positive for H5 avian influenza on January 3, 2025. The poultry affected had highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza (HPAI) of the Eurasian lineage 2.3.4.4b with early indications that the virus is the D1.1 genotype found in wild birds; however, confirmation of the genotype is determined by sequencing. There is currently no timeline for the receipt of this data by the Delaware Department of Agriculture.
Delaware Announces Cost-Share Program to Remove Old Poultry Houses
The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) is accepting applications through May 1, 2023, for a new Poultry House Demolition Assistance Program announced today. The program provides cost-share assistance to remove old poultry houses past their useful life.
No Matter The Flock Size, Poultry Owners Need To Protect Bird Health
DOVER, Del. (March 1, 2022) – The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) has been warning poultry owners since January to take extra precautions to protect their birds in light of detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds in the Atlantic Flyway. But after a case of HPAI was announced last week in […]
