# State Vet: Preparedness Limited Avian Flu Losses | Farming and Agricultural News | lancasterfarming.com

> Pennsylvania State Veterinarian Kevin Brightbill said the last US on-farm avian influenza detection was June 14 and the last in Pennsylvania was June 2. He noted the strain is now adapted to wild birds and called the outbreak the largest animal health disease event in US and state history.

- Date: 2022-06-22 · published 2022-06-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16270-state-vet-preparedness-limited-avian-flu-losses-farming-and-agricultural-news
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Declining on-farm detections point to a slowing poultry loss rate, but persistence in wild birds keeps the risk of future layer and turkey losses in play.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- lancasterfarming.com: https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news/news/state-vet-preparedness-limited-avian-flu-losses/article_37d5a5ae-f272-11ec-b4a3-53433af82c74.html

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