Pennsylvania State Veterinarian Dr. Alex Hamberg spoke at an avian flu roundtable on Tuesday at the Lancaster County Rapid Response Center.

(WHTM)– The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has recorded more than 7 million avian flu cases this year, which accounts for 80% of the cases nationwide. Why is the virus so much worse here? Governor Shapiro and Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding met with poultry producers and other industry leaders on Tuesday at a roundtable in Lancaster

The disease has killed roughly 7.6 million birds in the state, nearly all in the county.

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