Georgia officials suspended the sale of poultry in the state after confirming a positive case of bird flu in a commercial operation, threatening one of the state’s prime industries.

Jan. 18 (UPI) --Georgia officials on Friday halted all in-state poultry sales, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $590 million to Moderna to accelerate development of ...

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On Monday, the Georgia Agriculture Commissioner announced that all poultry activities involving live birds may resume.

This is the first confirmed bird flu case in a commercial poultry operation in Georgia.

The first bird flu outbreak at a commercial poultry operation in Georgia was recently confirmed, as human cases continue to climb nationwide.

Georgia's agriculture commissioner has lifted the temporary suspension of poultry exhibitions, shows, swaps, meets, and sales involving live birds.

Georgia is the nation's largest poultry producing state. Last week, bird flu was found for the first time in a commercial poultry plant in the state.

Sales and markets with live poultry can resume in Georgia after state officials lifted restrictions that had been in place since a pair of bird flu detections last month.

The Georgia Department of Agriculture shut down all poultry activities, including sales and exhibitions, in the state after bird flu was detected at a commercial poultry operation. Friday, a case ...

On Monday, the Georgia Agriculture Commissioner announced that all poultry activities involving live birds may resume.