Bird flu confirmed in commercial chicken plant in Gordon Co.

Officials have confirmed a case of bird flu at a commercial poultry operation in Gordon County that they say “poses a serious threat to the industry.” Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper announced this past weekend that the Georgia Department of Agriculture, together with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA - APHIS), confirmed the case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) at the plant in North Georgia. This marks the third confirmed HPAI case in a commercial operation and the fifth overall detection in the state this year.

Since the nationwide avian influenza outbreak began in 2022, more than 182 million birds have been affected across the United States, including 340,000 in Georgia.