The first case of avian flu in a commercial poultry operation has been found, according to the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

Georgia’s Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper said his department activated its emergency operations center on Thursday night.

Georgia detects bird flu in a second poultry flock, suspending poultry activities. Retail sales of poultry products remain unaffected, while nearby operations face increased surveillance.

The Trump Administration has frozen many federal health agencies’ communications with the public until at least the end of the month.

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.

Another case of bird flu has been confirmed on a Georgia farm, this time hitting a larger poultry operation near the site of the state’s first commercial case. The second case was caught through “routine,

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 ...

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.

The Georgia Department of Agriculture has detected a positive case of bird flu in a second commercial poultry flock in Elbert County.

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,

For the first time since the 2022 countrywide outbreak, bird flu hit a poultry producer in Georgia, the nation’s top state for chicken production.