The first case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a commercial poultry operation in Georgia has been confirmed, leading to the suspension of all in-state poultry events. A 6.2-mile ...

Georgia’s bald eagles are having an average nesting year – and that’s good news, according to the scientists who study them.

The avian influenza strain known as H5N1 is killing an unprecedented number of mating pairs of the national symbol birds, University of Georgia researchers concluded in a study published in Nature ...

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.

The Georgia Department of Agriculture, along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, confirmed on Friday, Jan. 17, the a positive case of bird flu – highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI ...

Georgia leads the nation in poultry production. To protect it, Athens researchers are seeking vaccines against avian flu outbreaks. Georgia leads the nation in poultry production.

Georgia officials have confirmed the state's first case of bird flu, halting all in-state poultry exhibitions, shows, swaps, meets, and sales until further notice. A poultry producer in Elbert ...

According to Campbell, in 2015 the U.S. had an avian influenza outbreak, but the prices didn't go up as much, ... Georgia boasts about one-tenth of Iowa's 60 million egg-laying hens.