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Health officials say several dead vultures found in the La Plata area of Charles County have tested presumptively positive ...
The Charles County Department of Health said several dead vultures found in the La Plata, Md., area have tested presumptively ...
Dead vultures found in Charles County preliminarily tested positive for bird flu last week, prompting county officials to ...
A case of bird flu was reported in Anne Arundel County for the third time in 2025, the Maryland Department of Agriculture ...
The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) issued an advisory to poultry farmers on Monday morning following new cases of ...
A backyard flock received a presumptive positive test for the Avian Influenza in Anne Arundel County, the Maryland Department ...
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Avian Influenza Found in La Plata Birds

The Charles County Department of Health reported on September 12, 2025, that dead vultures found in the La Plata area tested presumptively positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), a ...
Bird flu hits cats particularly hard. Just last week, an infected cat was euthanized in California after eating raw pet food.
Specific data about H5N1 outbreaks on farms has generally been deemed confidential by state and federal officials.
Dead vultures found in the La Plata area have tested “presumptively positive” for avian influenza, according to the Charles ...