UPDATE: Second Case of Bird Flu Detected in Walker County, GA

UPDATE: Second case of bird flu detected in Walker County, GA

Learn about the latest developments in the avian influenza outbreak affecting commercial poultry facilities in Walker County, Georgia, and the measures being taken to contain the disease.

Second Case of Bird Flu Confirmed in Walker County

Georgia officials now confirm a second case of bird flu in Walker County. This is a different flock since the first one reported two weeks ago. But officials say it is inside the Control area for the first case. “Through routine surveillance testing, a second commercial poultry operation in Walker County has been confirmed positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Control area testing is critical to identifying the virus as early as possib…

Avian flu confirmed in Georgia broiler breeder flock

APHIS also confirms an earlier presumed-positive case in Indiana.

Second Case of Avian Influenza Confirmed in Walker County Poultry Flock

WALKER COUNTY, Ga. — State and federal agriculture officials have confirmed a second case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a commercial poultry operation in Walker County. According to the Georgia Department of Agriculture, the affected facility — identified as Walker 02 — housed approximately 16,000 broiler breeder chickens and is located within an existing HPAI control area. Depopulation of the flock was completed Friday, January…