Clayton County, Georgia, is grappling with a recent confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a small backyard flock, according to state agricultural officials.
FOX 5 Atlanta reported that the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced the presence of the HPAI in a collection of 13 chickens and ducks.
This marks the state’s fourth encounter with the disease since a nationwide outbreak began in February 2022…