BETHEL CITIZEN • February 26, 2025
The risk status for avian flu in Maine was elevated to “high” on Feb. 11. While the avian influenza was confirmed in several birds in York and Cumberland Counties, the new risk status was issued statewide by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Infected birds in four other New England states were detected as well. DACF officials are urging commercial and backyard flock owners to maintain strong biosecurity measures to protect their birds from the highly pathogenic disease.