ATLANTA — The current outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, which began in 2022, continues to affect the nation’s poultry industry. On Friday, Jan. 17, Georgia confirmed its first positive HPAI case on a commercial poultry operation. And on Wednesday, Jan. 22, a second commercial flock near the first one was confirmed.
“This is a serious threat to Georgia’s number one industry and the livelihoods of thousands of Georgians who make their living in our state’s poultry industry,” Tyler Harper, Georgia agriculture commissioner, said. “We are working around the clock to mitigate any further spread of. . .