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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (86): USA (GA) poultry, LPAI H7

Avian Influenza -- United StatesA flock of chickens in a Chattooga County commercial farm has tested positive for a low-pathogenic strain of the avian flu, the state Department of Agriculture said Monday [27 Mar 2017].It is the 1st confirmation of bird flu in commercial poultry in Georgia.The entire flock was depopulated as a precaution, although Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black's office said no infected animals entered the food chain, and this strain of the avian flu does not threaten the food Read more [...]