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

Georgia's poultry industry faces a new threat as bird flu is detected in a commercial flock for the first time since 2022, prompting emergency measures.

The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) confirmed the state’s first case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a commercial poultry operation located in Elbert County.

The bird flu has reached the state’s prized poultry industry, with the first commercial case of bird flu hitting a producer in northeast Georgia. The state Department of Agriculture announced late Friday that a positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza had been confirmed at a commercial poultry operation in Elbert County.

The first case of bird flu found in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia prompted officials to suspend all poultry exhibitions and auction markets in the state.

Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the brink of human-to-human transmission, but predicting whether a virus will cross that threshold remains an uncertain science.

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 department said the case was found on Wednesday after the facility noticed signs of Avian Flu in their flock.

Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.