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ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Agriculture has detected a positive case of bird flu in a second commercial poultry flock in Elbert County.

After bird flu was found in a Georgia commercial poultry facility for the first time, a second and even larger flock nearby has tested positive for the virus.

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 ...

Bird flu has been identified in a commercial poultry producer in Georgia for the first time since the nationwide outbreak began in 2022

For the first time during the 2022-25 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak, the presence of the virus has been confirmed in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia.

Georgia is the nation's largest poultry producing state. Last week, bird flu was found for the first time in a commercial poultry plant in the state.

Bird flu has been identified in a commercial poultry producer in Georgia for the first time since the nationwide outbreak began in 2022

This is also the second case identified in Elbert County, though based on reporting by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, the third overall detection in the state.

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 third case detected so far in 2025.

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