The Georgia Department of Agriculture confirms its first Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza case of 2026 in Walker County, with emergency operations ongoing to contain the outbreak.

Federal officials say migrating wild waterfowl are driving the surge, though the public health risk to humans remains low

Georgia's Department of Agriculture has deployed a team to a north Georgia poultry operation for depopulation and disinfection after a confirmed case of HPAI.

The Georgia Department of Agriculture confirmed a new case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza at a commercial facility in Walker County, Georgia, on Wednesday.

Two more municipalities in southwestern Ontario are warning that avian flu has killed Canada geese in the area.

Outbreaks of H5N1, or highly pathogenic avian influenza — commonly known as bird flu — have been confirmed at a commercial turkey operation in Sampson County in southeastern North Carolina and in a backyard flock in Franklin County, just northeast of Wake County, since Jan. 1.