HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture last week confirmed the state’s first Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) case of 2025. The detection was made in a 50,000-bird commercial poultry farm in Lehigh County, marking a critical moment in the ongoing efforts to protect the state’s agriculture sector. Preliminary testing was conducted by the Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System (PADLS), with final confirmation pending from the USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratory…