There are two types of H5N1: Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. According to the CDC's data, none of the 70 cases reported were from Georgia. California and ...

Regarding Georgia's preparedness to handle a significant H5N1 outbreak, White expressed confidence but acknowledged the need for ongoing vigilance and improvements. "Georgia is among the top five ...

Georgia has confirmed its first bird flu outbreak in a commercial poultry flock, marking a significant threat to the state’s top agricultural sector. The H5N1 strain was detected in Elbert County.

There are two types of H5N1: Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Georgia's cases were the latter. It causes severe disease and high mortality in infected poultry.

Bird flu was detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia for the first time since the current outbreak started in 2022, officials announced on Friday. The positive case of the H5N1 strain of ...

The positive case of the H5N1 strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was found in a commercial poultry operation in Elbert County, and confirmed by the Georgia Department of Agriculture and ...

Georgia produces the most chicken of any state ... The current bird flu strain, H5N1, since emerging in 2020 in Europe has been declared the largest avian flu epidemic ever on that continent ...

In its latest statement, the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, confirmed the presence of the H5N1 strain ...

While this is Georgia’s fifth reported case of H5N1 since the outbreak began in 2022, it is the first to affect a commercial poultry business. "This is a serious threat to Georgia's number one ...

French scientists say the H5N1 strain of avian influenza travelled more than 5,000 kilometres from South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean to the Crozet and Kerguelen Islands in the ...