Avian Flu

The state veterinarian and a Hopkins Bloomberg public health professor weigh in on Maryland's bird flu status.

It is the Delmarva region’s third case of confirmed avian influenza in the last 30 days.

A new study says the disease is nearing human-to-human transmission.

The flu has transmitted from birds into some mammals like cows and seals.

The disease has jumped to mammals, but humans are largely in the clear.

The Delmarva Peninsula lies under the Atlantic Migratory flyway, a path waterfowl migrate through. As Europe deals with recent outbreaks of a severe…