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Avian flu reported at Walker County poultry farm
About 71,264 broiler breeders were affected, and a 6.2-mile quarantine zone was established around the site to contain the first 2026 HPAI case in Georgia.
- On Wednesday, the Georgia Department of Agriculture confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial poultry flock in Walker County, Georgia, the state's first 2026 case.
- After noticing unusual deaths on Sunday, Jan. 11, the producer alerted the Georgia Poultry Laboratory Network and samples collected Monday showed a presumptive positive, with further testing on Tuesday.
- The affected operation houses about 71,264 broiler breeders, and the Georgia Department of Agriculture Emergency Management Team depopulated, disposed, cleaned, and disinfected the site while agents remain through the week.
- All commercial poultry operations within a 10 Kilometer radius were placed under quarantine and will undergo surveillance testing for at least two weeks, while agricultural law enforcement secures the area.
- Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler J. Harper warned that `Avian influenza poses a serious threat to Georgia's #1 industry and to the thousands of Georgians whose livelihoods depend on poultry production` as Walker County's poultry industry, worth nearly $94 million in 2023, remains at risk.
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