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Georgia chicken farmers on alert

Bird flu found in Georgia commercial poultry plant, a first for nation's leading producer

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.

Healthbeat on MSN · 2d

Georgia works to contain spread of bird flu from commercial poultry farm

Georgia’s $7.75 billion commercial poultry industry – one of the largest in the nation – was working Tuesday to keep bird flu from spreading after a case was confirmed in an operation in Elbert County.

Georgia Recorder · 22h

Georgia chicken farmers on alert after bird flu found in second commercial flock

Another case of bird flu has been confirmed on a Georgia farm, this time hitting a larger poultry operation near the site of the state’s first commercial case. The second case was caught through “routine,

The Western Journal on MSN6h

State of Georgia Halts Poultry Sales

The Georgia Department of Agriculture announced the suspension of all poultry-related activities in the state after a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was detected in a commercial facility.

Chattanoogan.com37m

Chronic Wasting Disease Found For 1st Time In Georgia

CWD was first discovered in 1967 in Fort Collins, Colorado. CWD is a fatal neurological disease of deer, elk, and moose caused by infectious, misfolded proteins called prions. There are no current ...