A positive case of H5 avian influenza was detected at a commercial broiler farm in Dorchester County, the Maryland Department of Agriculture said Monday.

The deadly outbreak of bird flu ravaging poultry farms and sending egg prices soaring across the country has reached the Hudson Valley. On Wednesday, the Ulster County Department of Health said it was notified of a positive case of avian influenza,

As the bird flu continues to spread in the U.S., Massachusetts farmers must protect their flocks. But due to the recent rise in the disease, growing and raising their own food on property is a tradition that may have to be put on hold.