Regarding Georgia's preparedness to handle a significant H5N1 outbreak, White expressed confidence but acknowledged the need for ongoing vigilance and improvements.

As more humans become infected by H5N1 bird flu, experts worry of a new pandemic with 70 human cases in the U.S. including 1 death. What to look for.

Georgian veterinary worker disinfects a truck arriving from Azerbaijan (file photo) (epa) 24 February 2006 -- The first suspected case of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been reported in ...

Bird flu has been detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia for the first time since the current outbreak began in 2022, ... marking the first U.S. death from the H5N1 virus.

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. ... The current bird flu strain, H5N1, ...

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 positive case of the H5N1 strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was found in a commercial poultry operation in Elbert County, and confirmed by the Georgia Department of Agriculture and ...

As per records, the new case marks the fifth case of H5N1 in Georgia since the outbreak began in 2022. However, it is the first case affecting a commercial poultry operation.

H5N1 bird flu hits Georgia’s poultry industry, marking the first commercial outbreak in the state. Learn CDC prevention tips to protect public health and livelihoods.

Just under half the bald eagle nests in coastal Georgia fledged an eaglet in 2022, 30% below average for the season. The influenza was documented in Georgia’s bald eagles for the first time in ...

In fact, one of them only worked in Georgia and South Carolina, two states where H5N1 infections in dairy cows and humans have never been reported.

H5N1 has been the dominant grouping of strains fueling this past year's outbreaks in the U.S., ... director of the Center for Influenza Disease and Emergence Research at the University of Georgia.