ATLANTA — 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. The state Department of Agriculture ...

Earlier this month, one person from Texas contracted the bird flu. CDC officials said this was the first human case since 2022. According to the CDC, “Human infections with H5N1 bird flu are rare, but ...

ELBERTON, Ga. — The first confirmed case of bird flu in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia has been reported at a farm in Elberton. The case has raised concerns about public safety and its ...

TOOMBS COUNTY, Ga. - Officials have confirmed a highly contagious variety of bird flu in a backyard flock in southeast Georgia. Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black said Thursday it was the first ...

Authorities have detected a second case of bird flu at a poultry farm in Georgia's Elbert County. The case was found less than a week after a case was detected at a farm less than a mile away. It's ...

The CDC says bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses (H5N1) that usually spread between birds, not people. It occurs naturally among wild aquatic birds. It's very contagious among ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include comment from Saturday from the state agriculture department about the safety of Georgia’s food supply. Bird flu has been detected in a commercial ...

This story was updated at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, with more information. The bird flu has reached the state’s prized poultry industry, with the first commercial case of bird flu hitting ...

Less than a week after a highly contagious strain of bird flu was found in a Georgia commercial chicken facility for the first time, a second and even larger flock nearby has tested positive for the ...