The first case of avian flu in a commercial poultry operation has been found, according to the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

Georgia’s Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper said his department activated its emergency operations center on Thursday night.

Here’s what consumers needs to know about buying eggs and poultry as the bird flu spreads. Plus, see what Georgia’s Department of Agriculture is doing about the outbreak.

The state Department of Agriculture announced Friday that the agency has detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza at a commercial poultry producer in Elbert County, approximately 100 miles (165 kilometers) northeast of Atlanta. The agency ...

The team found that animals that had the virus inoculated directly into their lungs became severely ill, whereas animals that were infected through the nose or oesophagus did not. All animals infected with the virus still shed infectious virus particles, meaning they could infect other animals.

The Trump Administration has frozen many federal health agencies’ communications with the public until at least the end of the month.

The nationwide spread of highly pathogenetic avian influenza, HPAI, also known as avian or bird flu has many in Illinois concerned about livestock,

Under new rules, poultry facilities seeking indemnity payments after repeated bird flu infections must show biosecurity precautions

This latest outbreak is part of a broader epizootic that has swept across the United States, affecting not only poultry but also wild birds, mammals, and humans.

Despite challenges with disease, competition from other proteins and export uncertainty, ground turkey and thigh meat demand show promise.

Simply Decorated Business of the Year; Shaye Young Chamber Ambassador of the Year Last Saturday, the Pickens County Chamber of Commerce announced the much-anticipated Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year,