Georgia’s Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper said his department activated its emergency operations center on Thursday night.
The first case of avian flu in a commercial poultry operation has been found, according to the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
Georgia is the nation's largest poultry producing state. Last week, bird flu was found for the first time in a commercial poultry plant in the state.
For the first time during the 2022-25 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak, the presence of the virus has been confirmed in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia.
After bird flu was found in a Georgia commercial poultry facility for the first time, a second and even larger flock nearby has tested positive for the virus.
Bird flu has been detected in a Georgia commercial poultry flock for the first time since a countrywide outbreak in 2022.
Sick birds and unusual bird deaths should be reported to the Georgia Avian Influenza hotline or the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. ATLANTA - The first case of avian flu in a commercial ...
The Georgia Department of Agriculture confirmed the second case of bird flu was also identified in Elbert County.
A second commercial case of avian influenza, or the “bird flu,” has been confirmed in northeast Georgia, according to the Georgia Department of Agriculture.The disease was found in a commercial flock in Elbert County on Wednesday,
Bird flu has been identified in a commercial poultry producer in Georgia for the first time since the nationwide outbreak began in 2022
Ag. Comish Tyler Harper gives update on suspension of poultry activities Atlanta, Ga – Following the recent detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a commercial poultry flock in Elbert County,