Georgia Halts Poultry Sales in State After Bird Flu Found
Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
Georgia officials suspended the sale of poultry in the state after confirming a positive case of bird flu in a commercial operation, threatening one of the state’s prime industries.
The case, found Friday in Elbert County, northeast of Atlanta, is the first confirmed instance of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or bird flu, detected in a commercial poultry operation in Georgia, and the fifth in the state since a nationwide outbreak began in 2022, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper said in a statement.
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