LIVE ROUNDTABLE | 'Surge' of Avian Flu Cases Threaten Pennsylvania's $7.1 Billion Poultry Industry

Shapiro administration seeks to assure Pa. farmers affected by avian flu outbreak

A worker with a special uniform working in a chicken farm. (Photo by Getty Images)Pennsylvania is facing one of the most severe avian flu outbreaks in decades, decimating farmers’ flocks. Since the beginning of the year, more than 7.6 million birds across 26 flocks have been affected, mostly in Lancaster County.  On Tuesday, Gov. Josh Shapiro, state Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and elected officials from both parties met with farmers an…

Shapiro: Bird flu vax not expected soon as virus ravages Pa.

HARRISBURG — As a resurgence of bird flu devastates commercial poultry in Pennsylvania, industry and government leaders expressed that a vaccine is needed, but that a spike in egg prices wasn’t expected as the virus’s recent surge has mostly been…

LIVE ROUNDTABLE | 'Surge' of avian flu cases threaten Pennsylvania's $7.1 billion poultry industry

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and other leaders will hold a roundtable discussion in Lancaster County today about the "ongoing surge" of avian influenza infections.

5.5M birds affected by latest avian flu surge in Pa.

Amid a bird flu surge in Pennsylvania that infected more than 5.5 million commercial poultry in just the past 30 days, Gov. Josh Shapiro recently announced that more resources are being directed to halt the outbreak.

Pennsylvania ramps up efforts to fight avian flu after millions of birds affected

On Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, Gov. Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding will visit the Lancaster County Rapid Response Center to host a roundtable with poultry producers and industry leaders regarding the ongoing surge of bird flu. The discussion will be streamed live at 11:30 a.m. in the player above. The fight against highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as bird flu or avian flu, is ramping up…

Lancaster County Leads Nation in Avian Influenza Cases

90% of the U.S.’ avian influenza losses in February were concentrated in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.