Officials announced on Friday that Bird Flu was detected in commercial poultry flock in Georgia for the first time since the current outbreak started in 2022.
The Department of Agriculture (GDA), Georgia) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animals and Plants Health Inspection Services was confirmed that The Positive Case Of the H5N1 strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was found in Elbert Country.
This is the fifth time the virus has been detected in a flock in the state, but it’s the first time in a commercial poultry operation. Last week, GDA officials reported the virus was found in a flock of 13 chickens and ducks in Clayton County.
It is sad that by the Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper, This is a major threat to Georgia’s top industry and the jobs of thousands of Georgians working in the poultry industry. We are working non-stop to prevent the disease from spreading further and to get poultry activities in Georgia back to normal as soon as possible.