Data Report

eastern North Carolina poultry facility...

ENC facility hit with avian flu

CAFOs, Environmental, Sound Rivers, Tar-Pamlico Watershed, Water Quality
Posted on March 12th, 2026

According to Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Katey Zimmerman, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture confirmed an avian flu outbreak at a commercial egg-laying facility in Hyde County, affecting more than 3 million birds.

The department did not release the name of the facility, citing state law: “ … We do not release farm name and address for animal disease cases. We only identify the county in which the case occurred,” NCDA Assistant Director Heather Overton wrote in an email.

“However, Rose Acre Farms in Pantego is the only commercial egg-laying facility we know of in Hyde County that is large enough to house more than 3 million birds,” Katey said.

This is the second time in recent years that Rose Acre Farms has been hit by the avian flu. In January 2025, a similar-sized outbreak required the facility to kill 3.3 million birds.

LINK:

 Bird flu outbreak confirmed in Kent County flock, Michigan

Mar 16, 2026
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed an outbreak of bird flu among a commercial poultry flock in Kent County.

This is just the second outbreak found in Michigan this year. Infections often wane in the winter, but the virus is still around despite the cold temperatures. State Veterinarian Nora Wineland says infections can rise this spring if bird owners don’t take precautions.

Thanks to the prompt reporting by the flock owner, we can respond quickly. The faster the disease is reported, the faster we can take action to prevent its spread.”

LINK:
https://www.woodtv.com/news/kent-county/bird-flu-outbreak-confirmed-in-kent-county-flock/

From Michigan to Indiana via truck crash

Highway shut down after waste truck carrying dead bird flu ducks crashes in northern Indiana
The dead ducks were picked up from several Maple Leaf Farms in Northern
Michigan, all diseased with H5N1 avian flu

Published March 20, 2026

LINK:


COMMENT: Who'd of imagined we are now tracking trucks carrying dead ducks! They are transporting ducks with avian flu across states in trucks... this is all a bad sign. As with all the posts in this tracking  thread there remains high-alert pandemic concern..scientists are monitoring the virus closely, as its continued evolution has spurred concern about its potential to cross into humans, making it a high-alert pandemic concern.

PERSONNEL NOTE: there have been so much bird flu evolving  and spreading I have been far from able to cite them all in this thread.

...Given the sheer quantity of infections, this is very scary and seems only a matter of time that this flu will jump human to human considering the other species and mammals it has occurred in as of lately. I can see why the scientists are concerned. The sheer number of avian flu infections should be horrifying to me. Ive never heard of anything of this calibre occurring in all the years Ive lived. It's got to make ya think and masses of people should seriously be considering precautions such as masking simply because that's a huge number of sick and dead creatures in the wild and in livestock environment all of which is in relative close contact to people.

New York: Dozens of dead geese found in Southampton raising bird flu concerns.

Source of information.

1. ABC 7 NY.

Avian flu strikes 9 more Indiana poultry facilities. 

Source of information.

1. CIDRAP.

Officials say Arkansas' largest bird flu outbreak of the year reported in Clay County.

Source of information.

1. 5 News Online.