NEWS 8’S SUSAN SHAPIRO IS LIVE FROM ONE OF THE AFFECTED FARMS, BRUBAKER FARMS IN MOUNT JOY. REPORTER: QUITE A LOT OF ACTIVITY HEER, WHERE WE HAVE CONFIRMED AVIAN FLU HAS BEEN DETECTED. THE USDA HAS BEEN ON SITE ALONG WITH THE COMPANY CALLED LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL. THE FEDERAL AGENCY REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT AVIAN FLU WAS FOUND AT TWO COMMERICAL LAYER FLOCKS IN LANCASTER COUNTY. AFFECTING A TOTAL OF ABOUT TWO MILLION CHICKENS. THIS STRAIN OF AVIAN FLU IS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS AND IS ALMTOS 100% FATAL. BUT IT DOES NOT AFFECT HUMANS. THIS IS THE SECOND OUTBREAK IN LANCASR TECOUNTY OF AVIAN FLU. AVIAN FLU WAS DETECTED LAST WEEKEND AT NEARBY KREIDER FARMS AND ALMOST ONE AND A HALF MI LLION BIRDS WERE EUTHANIZED. THIS FARM IS IN THE SIX MILE RADIUS OF KREIDER FARMS. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’S INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAMS ARE WORKING WITH MORE THAN A HUNDRED FARMS IN THAT DI.RA THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DO MORE DISINFECTING AND CLEANING. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE SIGNS TELLING PEOPLE NOT TO COME IN FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR ANIMAL
Avian flu found in two additional chicken flocks in Lancaster County
Updated: 5:25 PM EDT Apr 21, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says there are confirmed cases of avian flu in two more chicken flocks in Lancaster County.The cases were confirmed Wednesday.News 8 has learned one of the affected farms is Brubaker Farms in East Donegal Township. The first confirmed case of avian flu in Lancaster County was at a Kreider Farms facility in East Donegal Township. The farm destroyed nearly 1.5 million chickens.That location remains under quarantine, along with more than 100 poultry farms in about a six-mile radius.The farms are required to increase cleaning and disinfecting, and testing is conducted regularly.Avian flu riskThere is no risk to the public, and poultry and eggs are safe to eat if cooked properly.But Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is very infectious and can be fatal to domestic birds (chickens, ducks, geese, quail, pheasants, guinea fowl and turkeys).Symptoms of avian flu in poultry include a lack of energy and appetite.If you suspect live poultry is infected, you are asked to report it to the Pennsylvania Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Service at 717-772-2852. That number is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, avian influenza detections do not present an immediate public health concern.No human cases of avian influenza viruses have been detected in the United States.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says there are confirmed cases of avian flu in two more chicken flocks in Lancaster County.
The cases were confirmed Wednesday.
News 8 has learned one of the affected farms is Brubaker Farms in East Donegal Township.
The first confirmed case of avian flu in Lancaster County was at a Kreider Farms facility in East Donegal Township. The farm destroyed nearly 1.5 million chickens.
That location remains under quarantine, along with more than 100 poultry farms in about a six-mile radius.
The farms are required to increase cleaning and disinfecting, and testing is conducted regularly.
Avian flu risk
There is no risk to the public, and poultry and eggs are safe to eat if cooked properly.
But Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is very infectious and can be fatal to domestic birds (chickens, ducks, geese, quail, pheasants, guinea fowl and turkeys).
Symptoms of avian flu in poultry include a lack of energy and appetite.
If you suspect live poultry is infected, you are asked to report it to the Pennsylvania Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Service at 717-772-2852. That number is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, avian influenza detections do not present an immediate public health concern.
No human cases of avian influenza viruses have been detected in the United States.