Georgia confirms its first case of bird flu

TOOMBS COUNTY, Ga. — Now you can add the “chicken flu” to the checklist of extremely communicable illnesses circulating throughout the state of Georgia after the Division of Agriculture introduced its first instances Thursday morning.

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Testing zeroed in on a hobbyist’s chicken flock in Toombs County in Southeast Georgia, based on the GDA. The division did say that this case of avian influenza doesn’t pose a danger to the meals provide and not one of the affected animals have entered the meals chain.

Scientists mentioned the danger of human an infection from the flu is extraordinarily low.

The flock house owners instructed the GDA they observed an elevated price of sick birds and deaths amongst these animals. The Georgia Poultry Laboratory Community and the USDA’s Nationwide Veterinary Companies Laboratory took some samples from the birds on Might 29 and confirmed the data from these samples.

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“Poultry is the highest sector of our primary trade, agriculture and we’re dedicated to defending the livelihoods of the various farmers which can be depending on it,” mentioned Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black. “With a purpose to efficiently try this, it’s crucial that we proceed our efforts of intensive biosecurity.”

A statewide order suspending poultry exhibitions and meeting of poultry was issued by the state veterinarian’s workplace on Feb. 16 and the GDA says the order stays in impact. The order prohibits all exhibitions, exhibits, gross sales, swaps and meets pertaining to poultry and feathered fowl within the state till additional discover.

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For anybody who suspects their chicken might have avian influenza (chicken flu), the state has arrange a hotline. You’ll be able to name 770-766-6850 or go to the poultry lab web site.

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