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Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced that Pennsylvania has reached the critical milestone of HPAI-free status recognized by the World Animal Health Organization. The designation
The state lost more than 4.6 million birds in 2022 and 2023, according to the governor’s office.
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After more than a year of combating an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, afflicting poultry farms across the commonwealth, state officials said Wednesday that Pennsylvania has received the “all clear” to resume normal international poultry trade.
Over year after the outbreak current strain of the avian flu began in Pennsylvania, the state has now reached Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)-free status recognized by the World Animal Health Organization.
The last confirmed infection of the current strain of highly pathogenic avian flu in Pennsylvania was on March 17, 2023, in Lancaster County.